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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEF or XLK?

IEF charges 0.15% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so XLK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IEF vs XLK: how they differ

IEF and XLK hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XLK returned more over the year.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and XLK hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEF	Only in XLK
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 9.35%	NVIDIA CORP 14.31%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 8.64%	APPLE INC 12.98%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 3.84%	MICROSOFT CORP 9.90%
TREASURY BOND 0.77%	BROADCOM INC 4.62%
TREASURY NOTE 0.52%	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.23%
	MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 4.11%
	INTEL CORP 3.27%
	CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.80%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

IEF and XLK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	XLK State Street(R) Technology Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	7-10 Year Treasury Bond	Technology
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+39.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	+21.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Holdings	15	74

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

XLK in plain words

XLK is an index equity fund tracking the Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +39.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 74 positions, with the top ten at 61.2%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or XLK?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and XLK returned +39.2%, so XLK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEF or XLK?: IEF charges 0.15% a year and XLK charges 0.08%, so XLK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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