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IEI vs IYR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to IYR's +3.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $17.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF, and $3.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF.

IEI on its own →IYR on its own →
At a glance
−1.1%
IEI total return, 1 year
+3.4%
IYR total return, 1 year
0.15%
IEI expense ratio
0.37%
IYR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points; IEI is 4.3 times larger.

IEI vs IYR: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEIIYR
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.1%+3.4%
Drawdown
Below its high8.6%, high on Jul 28, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond IndexDow Jones U.S. Real Estate Capped Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$17.0bn$4.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight80%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund52.5%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and IYR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI IYR
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IEI
TREASURY NOTE 2.95%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 2.36%
TREASURY NOTE 2.31%
TREASURY NOTE 2.31%
TREASURY NOTE 2.29%
TREASURY NOTE 2.27%
TREASURY NOTE 2.25%
TREASURY NOTE 2.20%
Only in IYR
WELLTOWER 9.85%
PROLOGIS REIT 8.77%
AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.96%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.71%
EQUINIX REIT 4.57%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT 4.54%
REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19%
PUBLIC STORAGE REIT 4.10%
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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate
Total return, 1 year −1.1% +3.4%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.37%
Holdings 82 59
Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and IYR as of Oct 28, 2026 $17.0bn $3.9bn

IEI and IYR 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.

IYR

IYR tracks an index of U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 52.5%. It sat 8.6% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or IYR?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IYR +3.4%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or IYR?
IEI is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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IEI on its own →IYR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →IYR dividend history →IYR holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEI and IYR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEI ↗
IYR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IYR ↗

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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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