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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and SPHQ +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, IEF or SPHQ?

Neither: IEF and SPHQ both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEF vs SPHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEF returned −3.2% to SPHQ's +14.1%; 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 $18.7bn for Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.

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At a glance

−3.2%

IEF total return, 1 year

+14.1%

SPHQ total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEF expense ratio

0.15%

SPHQ expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 17.3 points; IEF is 2.3 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IEF vs SPHQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEF	SPHQ
Return
Measure	IEF	SPHQ
Total return, 1 year	−3.2%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IEF	SPHQ
Below its high	13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020	6.4%, high on Jun 30, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEF	SPHQ
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index	S&P 500 Quality Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEF	SPHQ
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$43.5bn	$18.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IEF	SPHQ
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		43.3%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEF SPHQ

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 SPHQ

Mastercard Inc 6.25%

Visa Inc 6.23%

Apple Inc 5.96%

Costco Wholesale Corp 4.24%

GE Vernova Inc 3.81%

Cisco Systems Inc 3.65%

General Electric Co 3.33%

Lam Research Corp 3.32%

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Side by side

IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Tracks the S&P 500 Quality

Total return, 1 year −3.2% +14.1%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.4 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Holdings 17 102

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $43.5bn $18.7bn

IEF and SPHQ 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.

SPHQ

SPHQ tracks the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 102 positions, with the top ten at 43.3%. It sat 6.4% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or SPHQ?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and SPHQ +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, IEF or SPHQ?: Neither: IEF and SPHQ both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEF ↗

SPHQ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPHQ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for SPHQ ↗

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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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