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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IJH +13.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or IJH?

IJH is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to IJH's +13.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.0bn for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $122.8bn for iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+13.2%

IJH total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.05%

IJH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJH costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.3 points; IJH is 7.2 times larger.

IEI vs IJH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	IJH
Return
Measure	IEI	IJH
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+13.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	IJH
Below its high		6.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	IJH
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	S&P MidCap 400
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	IJH
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$122.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	IJH
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		7.2%

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

What they share

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

Only in one fund ↓

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%

Only in IJH

OKTA CLASS A 1.10%

TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.82%

UNITED THERAPEUTICS 0.74%

ENTEGRIS INC 0.67%

ATI 0.66%

US FOODS HOLDING 0.65%

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.65%

XPO 0.64%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Tracks the S&P MidCap 400

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +13.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +12.8% (MDY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.4 pts vs MDY

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.05%

Holdings 82 409

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $122.8bn

IEI and IJH 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.

IJH

IJH tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.8% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 409 positions, with the top ten at 7.2%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or IJH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IJH +13.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or IJH?: IJH is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IEI and IJH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

IJH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJH ↗

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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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