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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and INDA −14.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or INDA?

IEI is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs INDA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to INDA's −14.2%; 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 $5.8bn for iShares MSCI India ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

−14.2%

INDA total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.61%

INDA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.1 points; IEI is 2.9 times larger.

IEI vs INDA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	INDA
Return
Measure	IEI	INDA
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−14.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	INDA
Below its high		20.4%, high on Sep 26, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	INDA
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	MSCI India Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	INDA
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.61%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$5.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	INDA
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		34.8%

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

What they share

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

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 INDA

HDFC BANK 6.21%

ICICI BANK 5.90%

RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD 5.50%

BHARTI AIRTEL LTD 4.44%

INFOSYS 2.83%

AXIS BANK 2.23%

MAHINDRA AND MAHINDRA LTD 1.99%

LARSEN AND TOUBRO LTD 1.97%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF INDA iShares MSCI India 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 MSCI India

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −14.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +16.3% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −30.5 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.61%

Holdings 82 166

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $5.8bn

IEI and INDA 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.

INDA

INDA tracks the MSCI India. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −14.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% 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 166 positions, with the top ten at 34.8%. It sat 20.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or INDA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and INDA −14.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or INDA?: IEI is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

IEI and INDA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

INDA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for INDA ↗

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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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