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IEF vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEF's duration was 7.0 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VGLT's 13.5 on May 31, 2026; VGLT 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 $10.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF.

IEF on its own →VGLT on its own →
At a glance
−3.2%
IEF total return, 1 year
−6.7%
VGLT total return, 1 year
0.15%
IEF expense ratio
0.03%
VGLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VGLT costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.5 points; IEF is 4.0 times larger.

IEF vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEFVGLT
Return
Total return, 1 year−3.2%−6.7%
Drawdown
Below its high13.1%, high on Aug 4, 202038.8%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond IndexBloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$41.6bn$10.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and VGLT 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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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEF VGLT
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 VGLT
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2056 2.22%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2055 2.21%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2055 2.21%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2054 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2055 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2055 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2053 2.14%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2054 2.13%
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Side by side

IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF VGLT Vanguard Long-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 Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year −3.2% −6.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −6.7% (SCHQ)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHQ
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%
Holdings 17 102
Net assets, IEF as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $43.5bn $10.4bn

IEF and VGLT 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.

VGLT

VGLT tracks an index of Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −6.7% with distributions reinvested, against −6.7% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 38.8% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or VGLT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and VGLT −6.7%.
Which is cheaper, IEF or VGLT?
VGLT 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 →VGLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEF dividend history →IEF holdings →VGLT dividend history →VGLT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEF ↗
VGLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGLT ↗

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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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