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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and RDVY +17.6%.

Which is cheaper, IEF or RDVY?

IEF is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEF vs RDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEF returned −3.2% to RDVY's +17.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $43.5bn for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $25.4bn for First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

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At a glance

−3.2%

IEF total return, 1 year

+17.6%

RDVY total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEF expense ratio

0.47%

RDVY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEF costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.8 points; IEF is 1.7 times larger.

IEF vs RDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEF	RDVY
Return
Measure	IEF	RDVY
Total return, 1 year	−3.2%	+17.6%
Drawdown
Measure	IEF	RDVY
Below its high	13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020	5.3%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEF	RDVY
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index	Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEF	RDVY
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.47%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$43.5bn	$25.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IEF	RDVY
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		22.1%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and RDVY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEF RDVY

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IEF

TREASURY NOTE 8.82%

TREASURY NOTE 8.80%

TREASURY NOTE 8.74%

TREASURY NOTE 8.68%

TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 8.68%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 8.65%

TREASURY NOTE 8.48%

TREASURY NOTE 8.40%

Only in RDVY

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.42%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.32%

Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.26%

Microsoft Corporation 2.22%

Accenture plc 2.19%

The Allstate Corporation 2.17%

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.14%

Expedia Group, Inc. 2.13%

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Side by side

IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares First Trust

What it is Tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers

Total return, 1 year −3.2% +17.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.9 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.47%

Holdings 17 72

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $43.5bn $25.4bn

IEF and RDVY on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IEF

IEF tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

RDVY

RDVY tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 72 positions, with the top ten at 22.1%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or RDVY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and RDVY +17.6%.
Which is cheaper, IEF or RDVY?: IEF is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

IEF on its own →RDVY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEF dividend history →IEF holdings →RDVY dividend history →RDVY holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEF ↗

RDVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RDVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for RDVY ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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