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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and NOBL +15.5%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or NOBL?

IEI is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to NOBL's +15.5%; 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 $11.6bn on Oct 28, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+15.5%

NOBL total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.35%

NOBL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.6 points; IEI is 1.5 times larger.

IEI vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	NOBL
Return
Measure	IEI	NOBL
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+15.5%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	NOBL
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	NOBL
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$11.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	NOBL
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		98%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		17.0%

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

What they share

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

Only in one fund ↓

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 NOBL

ROPER TECHNOLOGIES INC 1.81%

BECTON DICKINSON AND CO 1.78%

FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC 1.77%

INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.70%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.69%

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.67%

CHEVRON CORP 1.66%

ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.64%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares ProShares

What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +15.5%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.35%

Holdings 82 69

Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and NOBL as of Oct 28, 2026 $17.0bn $11.6bn

IEI and NOBL 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.

NOBL

NOBL tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 17.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or NOBL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and NOBL +15.5%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or NOBL?: IEI is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

NOBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NOBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ProShares page for NOBL ↗

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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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