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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IGSB +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or IGSB?

IGSB 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 IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 IEI's duration was 4.3 years and IGSB's 2.7; IGSB 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 $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points; IGSB is 1.4 times larger.

IEI vs IGSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	IGSB
Return
Measure	IEI	IGSB
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	IGSB
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	IGSB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$17.0bn	$23.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	IGSB
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and IGSB 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 IGSB

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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 IGSB

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF IGSB iShares 1-5 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 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +1.3%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.04%

Holdings 82 4781

Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $17.0bn $23.7bn

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

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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.

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or IGSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IGSB +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or IGSB?: IGSB 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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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IEI and IGSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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

iShares page for IEI ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

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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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