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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IYW +23.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or IYW?

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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs IYW: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to IYW's +23.2%; 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 $25.0bn for iShares U.S. Technology ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+23.2%

IYW total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.37%

IYW expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.3 points; IYW is 1.5 times larger.

IEI vs IYW: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	IYW
Return
Measure	IEI	IYW
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+23.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	IYW
Below its high		5.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	IYW
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	Russell 1000 Technology RIC 22
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	IYW
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$25.0bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	IYW
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		65.1%

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

What they share

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

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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 IYW

NVIDIA 16.81%

APPLE 16.60%

MICROSOFT 13.07%

BROADCOM INC 3.14%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 3.04%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.02%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 2.73%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.38%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF IYW iShares U.S. Technology 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. Technology

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +23.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.1% (IWB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +10.1 pts vs IWB

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.37%

Holdings 82 150

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $25.0bn

IEI and IYW 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.

IYW

IYW tracks an index of U.S. Technology. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 65.1%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or IYW?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and IYW +23.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or IYW?: 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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Sources and dates

IEI and IYW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

IYW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IYW ↗

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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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