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IEI vs JAAA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEI's duration was 4.3 years on Aug 31, 2026 and JAAA's 0.0 on Jul 31, 2026; IEI charges 0.15% to JAAA's 0.20%.

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Net assets: $17.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF, and $32.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF.

IEI on its own →JAAA on its own →
At a glance
−1.1%
IEI total return, 1 year
+4.7%
JAAA total return, 1 year
0.15%
IEI expense ratio
0.20%
JAAA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.8 points; JAAA is 1.9 times larger.

IEI vs JAAA: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEIJAAA
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.1%+4.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.20%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$17.0bn$32.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and JAAA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI JAAA
Only in one fund ↓
Only in IEI
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2030 2.90%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 2.30%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 2.29%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 2.26%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 2.24%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 2.17%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2031 2.11%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2033 2.10%
Only in JAAA
KKR CLO 35 Ltd., Series 35A, Class AR, due Jan 20, 2038 0.85%
AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A1R2, due Oct 15, 2038 0.78%
Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd., Series 2020-16A, Class A1R2, due Jan 19, 2038 0.73%
Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A1R2, due Apr 16, 2037 0.68%
Ares LXI CLO Ltd., Series 2021-61A, Class A1R2, due Apr 20, 2037 0.68%
Carlyle US CLO Ltd., Series 2021-8A, Class A1R, due Oct 15, 2038 0.62%
WISE CLO Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class AR, due Apr 15, 2037 0.62%
Magnetite XXXII Ltd., Series 2022-32A, Class AR, due Oct 15, 2037 0.60%
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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Janus Henderson
What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Actively managed
Total return, 1 year −1.1% +4.7%
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.20%
Holdings 82 598
Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 $17.0bn $32.5bn

IEI and JAAA 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.

JAAA

JAAA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or JAAA?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and JAAA +4.7%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or JAAA?
IEI is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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IEI on its own →JAAA on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →JAAA dividend history →JAAA holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEI ↗
JAAA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JAAA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Janus Henderson page for JAAA ↗

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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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