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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IGIB −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or IGIB?

IGIB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 IEI's duration was 4.3 years and IGIB's 5.9; IGIB charges 0.04% to IEI's 0.15%.

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Net assets: $17.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF, and $19.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGIB costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; IGIB is 1.1 times larger.

IEI vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	IGIB
Return
Measure	IEI	IGIB
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	IGIB
Below its high		3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	IGIB
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	IGIB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$17.0bn	$19.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	IGIB
Holdings in common	0%

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

Risk and return

Jan 19, 2007 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,031 weekly returns

IEI IGIB

Return

Total return edge IGIB +71.7% +104.0%

Annualized edge IGIB +2.8% +3.7%

Price return edge IEI +14.9% +1.8%

Risk

Volatility edge IEI 3.8% 6.0%

Max drawdown edge IEI −14.1% −20.0%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IGIB 0.31 0.37

Sortino edge IGIB (slight) 0.45 0.49

Calmar edge IEI (slight) 0.20 0.18

Reading

IGIB returned more: +104.0% to +71.7%. IEI swung less: 3.8% to 6.0%. IEI fell less at its worst: −14.1% to −20.0%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: IEI vs IGIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	IGIB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+71.7%	+104.0%	IGIB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.8%	+3.7%	IGIB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+14.9%	+1.8%	IEI	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	3.8%	6.0%	IEI	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.6%	4.4%	IEI	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−14.1%	−20.0%	IEI	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.31	0.37	IGIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.45	0.49	IGIB (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.20	0.18	IEI (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 1,031 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI IGIB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IEI

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2030 2.90%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 2.30%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 2.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 2.26%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 2.24%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 2.17%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2031 2.11%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2033 2.10%

Only in IGIB

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.22%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.22%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2036 0.20%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.20%

Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2036 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.19%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.19%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −1.8%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.04%

Holdings 82 3064

Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 $17.0bn $19.5bn

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

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IEI and IGIB do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. IEI follows ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index and IGIB follows ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. IEI holds 82 positions and IGIB holds 3064.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

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.

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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, IEI or IGIB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IGIB −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or IGIB?: IGIB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IEI and IGIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI and IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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