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IEF vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEF's duration was 7.0 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VGIT's 4.7 on May 31, 2026; VGIT 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 $39.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF.

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At a glance
−3.2%
IEF total return, 1 year
−1.5%
VGIT total return, 1 year
0.15%
IEF expense ratio
0.03%
VGIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGIT costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

IEF vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEFVGIT
Return
Total return, 1 year−3.2%−1.5%
Drawdown
Below its high13.1%, high on Aug 4, 20203.5%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$41.6bn$39.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common22%

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

Risk and return

Dec 4, 2009 to Oct 23, 2026 · 881 weekly returns
IEF VGIT
Return
Total return edge IEF +47.1% +41.4%
Annualized edge IEF +2.3% +2.1%
Price return edge IEF 0.0% −4.2%
Risk
Volatility edge VGIT 6.3% 4.2%
Max drawdown edge VGIT −23.3% −15.6%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge IEF (slight) 0.15 0.15
Sortino edge IEF (slight) 0.21 0.21
Calmar edge VGIT 0.10 0.13
Reading

IEF returned more: +47.1% to +41.4%. VGIT swung less: 4.2% to 6.3%. VGIT fell less at its worst: −15.6% to −23.3%.

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Risk and return: IEF vs VGIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEFVGITEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+47.1%+41.4%IEFPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+2.3%+2.1%IEFTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return0.0%−4.2%IEFPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility6.3%4.2%VGITSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation4.5%2.9%VGITLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−23.3%−15.6%VGITDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.150.15IEF (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.210.21IEF (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.100.13VGITAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 881 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

22%

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and VGIT hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEF VGIT
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 8.74% 1.94%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 8.31% 1.92%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 8.63% 1.90%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 8.25% 1.89%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 8.21% 1.89%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 6.73% 1.87%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 8.12% 1.87%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 7.87% 1.84%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 8.52% 1.83%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 9.31% 1.81%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2033 3.75% 1.68%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 1.06% 1.50%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IEF
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 7.93%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2033 2.47%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2036 0.25%
Only in VGIT
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2030 1.65%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2031 1.60%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2032 1.58%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2031 1.56%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2032 1.53%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2030 1.52%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2033 1.52%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2031 1.48%
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Side by side

IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury 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 Treasury
Total return, 1 year −3.2% −1.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.5% (SCHR)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHR
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%
Holdings 17 103
Net assets, IEF as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $43.5bn $39.7bn

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

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IEF and VGIT are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. IEF follows ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index and VGIT follows Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 22% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and May 31, 2026).
  3. Number of holdings. IEF holds 17 positions and VGIT holds 103.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

VGIT

VGIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 3-10 Year Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or VGIT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and VGIT −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, IEF or VGIT?
VGIT 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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IEF on its own →VGIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEF dividend history →IEF holdings →VGIT dividend history →VGIT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEF ↗
VGIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGIT ↗

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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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