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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IVV +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or IVV?

IVV is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to IVV's +13.7%; 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 $885.1bn for iShares Core S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+13.7%

IVV total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.03%

IVV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IVV costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.8 points; IVV is far larger, $885.1bn against $17.0bn.

IEI vs IVV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	IVV
Return
Measure	IEI	IVV
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+13.7%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	IVV
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	S&P 500
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	IVV
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$885.1bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	IVV
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		38.1%

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

What they share

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

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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 IVV

NVIDIA 7.92%

APPLE 7.61%

MICROSOFT 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.05%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF IVV iShares Core S&P 500 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 500

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +13.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (SPY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.1 pts vs SPY

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%

Holdings 82 505

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $885.1bn

IEI and IVV 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.

IVV

IVV tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or IVV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IVV +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or IVV?: IVV is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

IEI vs SPY IEI vs VOO IEI vs VTI IEI vs ITOT IVV vs SHY IVV vs VGSH IVV vs SCHP IGIB vs IVV

Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IEI and IVV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

IVV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IVV ↗

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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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