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IEF vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEF's duration was 7.0 years on Aug 31, 2026 and SPSB's 1.8 on Jun 30, 2026; SPSB charges 0.04% to IEF's 0.15%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $43.5bn for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $11.3bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

IEF on its own →SPSB on its own →
At a glance
−3.2%
IEF total return, 1 year
+2.2%
SPSB total return, 1 year
0.15%
IEF expense ratio
0.04%
SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points; IEF is 3.8 times larger.

IEF vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEFSPSB
Return
Total return, 1 year−3.2%+2.2%
Drawdown
Below its high13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond IndexBloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$43.5bn$11.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and SPSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEF SPSB
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IEF
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 9.31%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 8.74%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 8.63%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 8.52%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 8.31%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 8.25%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 8.21%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 8.12%
Only in SPSB
Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2029 0.56%
AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.44%
Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.42%
Citigroup Inc, due Mar 4, 2029 0.42%
Morgan Stanley, due Apr 10, 2030 0.38%
JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 25, 2028 0.38%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2028 0.37%
Sprint Capital Corp, due Nov 15, 2028 0.37%
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Side by side

IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares State Street
What it is Tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year −3.2% +2.2%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.6 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.04%
Holdings 17 1684
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $43.5bn $11.3bn

IEF and SPSB 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.

SPSB

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or SPSB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEF or SPSB?
SPSB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 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 →SPSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEF dividend history →IEF holdings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEF ↗
SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
State Street website ↗

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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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