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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IWM +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or IWM?

IEI is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to IWM's +14.1%; 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 $75.5bn for iShares Russell 2000 ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IWM total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.19%

IWM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.2 points; IWM is 4.4 times larger.

IEI vs IWM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	IWM
Return
Measure	IEI	IWM
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	IWM
Below its high		7.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	IWM
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	Russell 2000 Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	IWM
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.19%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$75.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	IWM
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		3.3%

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

What they share

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

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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 IWM

JFROG 0.37%

GLAUKOS 0.35%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.35%

MOOG INC CLASS A 0.34%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.33%

UMB FINANCIAL 0.33%

SM ENERGY 0.32%

10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.31%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF IWM iShares Russell 2000 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 Russell 2000

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +14.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (VTWO)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VTWO

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.19%

Holdings 82 1977

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $75.5bn

IEI and IWM 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.

IWM

IWM tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% 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 1,977 positions, with the top ten at 3.3%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or IWM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IWM +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or IWM?: IEI is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IEI and IWM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

IWM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWM ↗

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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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