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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and VCIT −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, IEF or VCIT?

VCIT is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEF vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEF's duration was 7.0 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VCIT's 6.0 on May 31, 2026; VCIT charges 0.03% to IEF's 0.15%.

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Net assets: $43.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF, and $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−3.2%

IEF total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEF expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCIT costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; VCIT is 1.6 times larger.

IEF vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEF	VCIT
Return
Measure	IEF	VCIT
Total return, 1 year	−3.2%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IEF	VCIT
Below its high	13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEF	VCIT
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEF	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$41.6bn	$66.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IEF	VCIT
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEF VCIT

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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 VCIT

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.30%

BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2034 0.28%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2035 0.27%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2033 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2033 0.27%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2036 0.27%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.27%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2033 0.25%

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Side by side

IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −3.2% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (SCHI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHI

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%

Holdings 17 2340

Net assets, IEF as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $43.5bn $66.6bn

IEF and VCIT 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.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, IEF or VCIT?: VCIT is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 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 →VCIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEF dividend history →IEF holdings →VCIT dividend history →VCIT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEF ↗

VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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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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