Which returned more over the last year, IEF or IWF?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and IWF returned +7.0%, so IWF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEF or IWF?

IEF charges 0.15% a year and IWF charges 0.18%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IEF vs IWF: how they differ

IEF and IWF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IWF returned more over the year.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and IWF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEF	Only in IWF
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 9.35%	NVIDIA 15.46%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 8.64%	APPLE 7.77%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 3.84%	ALPHABET CLASS A 5.88%
TREASURY BOND 0.77%	MICROSOFT 5.55%
TREASURY NOTE 0.52%	BROADCOM INC 5.10%
	ALPHABET CLASS C 4.77%
	META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.52%
	MICRON TECHNOLOGY 3.35%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

IEF and IWF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	7-10 Year Treasury Bond	Russell 1000 growth
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+7.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−10.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.18%
Holdings	15	315

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

IWF in plain words

IWF is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 315 positions, with the top ten at 57.3%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or IWF?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and IWF returned +7.0%, so IWF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEF or IWF?: IEF charges 0.15% a year and IWF charges 0.18%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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