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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

Share on X Download as PDF

IEI's duration was 4.3 years on Aug 31, 2026 and IUSB's 5.5 on Jul 31, 2026; IUSB charges 0.06% to IEI's 0.15%.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about IEI and IUSB

Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.0bn for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $49.8bn for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

IEI on its own →IUSB on its own →

At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; IUSB is 2.9 times larger.

IEI vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	IUSB
Return
Measure	IEI	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−1.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	IUSB
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	IUSB
Holdings in common	13%

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

Risk and return

Jun 20, 2014 to Oct 23, 2026 · 644 weekly returns

IEI IUSB

Return

Total return edge IUSB +20.2% +28.3%

Annualized edge IUSB +1.5% +2.0%

Price return edge IEI −5.4% −10.7%

Risk

Volatility edge IEI 3.7% 5.0%

Max drawdown edge IEI −14.1% −17.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IUSB −0.14 0.02

Sortino edge IUSB −0.19 0.02

Calmar edge IUSB (slight) 0.11 0.11

Reading

IUSB returned more: +28.3% to +20.2%. IEI swung less: 3.7% to 5.0%. IEI fell less at its worst: −14.1% to −17.7%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: IEI vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	IUSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+20.2%	+28.3%	IUSB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.5%	+2.0%	IUSB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−5.4%	−10.7%	IEI	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	3.7%	5.0%	IEI	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.6%	3.6%	IEI	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−14.1%	−17.7%	IEI	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.14	0.02	IUSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.19	0.02	IUSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.11	0.11	IUSB (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 644 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

13%

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and IUSB hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

13% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI IUSB

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2029 1.10% 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2032 2.08% 0.33%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 2.29% 0.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2031 2.11% 0.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Oct 31, 2030 0.98% 0.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2030 1.41% 0.28%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2031 1.04% 0.28%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2030 0.70% 0.27%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2032 1.93% 0.26%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2031 1.93% 0.26%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2032 2.09% 0.26%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2030 0.59% 0.25%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IEI

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2033 0.98%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2029 0.69%

Only in IUSB

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, due Aug 25, 2056 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.33%

Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD 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 Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −1.2%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.06%

Holdings 82 18338

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $49.8bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-0E7DBF338A

IEI and IUSB 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 IUSB follows Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index.
Holdings in common. 13% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. IEI holds 82 positions and IUSB holds 18338.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

The two-page PDF for this pair is coming. Save the comparison to follow its changes. Free. It needs an email sign-in, once.

Your saved page · Privacy.

Alert

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.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

BOND vs IEI IEI vs IGSB IEI vs SGOV IEI vs SCHP IUSB vs SHY IUSB vs VGSH CORB vs IUSB IUSB vs USFR

Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IEI and IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, IEI against IUSB, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/iei-vs-iusb

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.