Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or IEI?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and IEI −1.1%.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or IEI?

IEFA is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEFA vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEFA returned +12.3% to IEI's −1.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $190.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF, and $17.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+12.3%

IEFA total return, 1 year

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

0.07%

IEFA expense ratio

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEFA costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.4 points; IEFA is 11.2 times larger.

IEFA vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEFA	IEI
Return
Measure	IEFA	IEI
Total return, 1 year	+12.3%	−1.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IEFA	IEI
Below its high	4.7%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEFA	IEI
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE IMI Index	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEFA	IEI
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$190.1bn	$17.0bn
Holdings
Measure	IEFA	IEI
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and IEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEFA IEI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IEFA

ASML HOLDING 2.55%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.36%

SHELL 1.21%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.18%

NOVARTIS AG 1.14%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.04%

NESTLE SA 1.04%

SAP 0.97%

Only in IEI

TREASURY NOTE 2.95%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 2.36%

TREASURY NOTE 2.31%

TREASURY NOTE 2.29%

TREASURY NOTE 2.27%

TREASURY NOTE 2.25%

TREASURY NOTE 2.20%

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Side by side

IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI EAFE Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year +12.3% −1.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) not measured

Gap to its benchmark −2.0 pts vs ACWX not measured

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.15%

Holdings 2629 82

Net assets, IEFA as of Oct 28, 2026 and IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 $190.4bn $17.0bn

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

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About each fund

IEFA

IEFA tracks the MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,629 positions, with the top ten at 12.3%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

IEI

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or IEI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +12.3% and IEI −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or IEI?: IEFA is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

IEFA on its own →IEI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEFA dividend history →IEFA holdings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEFA and IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEFA ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

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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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