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IEI vs PDBC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to PDBC's +55.6%; 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 $8.0bn for Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF.

IEI on its own →PDBC on its own →
At a glance
−1.1%
IEI total return, 1 year
+55.6%
PDBC total return, 1 year
0.15%
IEI expense ratio
0.59%
PDBC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 56.7 points; IEI is 2.1 times larger.

IEI vs PDBC: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEIPDBC
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.1%+55.6%
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.59%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$17.0bn$8.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and PDBC 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 PDBC
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 PDBC
POWERSHARES CAYMAN FUND 19.37%
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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF
Issuer iShares Invesco
What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Actively managed
Total return, 1 year −1.1% +55.6%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +54.6% (DBC)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +1.0 pts vs DBC
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.59%
Holdings 82 1
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $8.0bn

IEI and PDBC 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.

PDBC

PDBC is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +55.6% with distributions reinvested, against +54.6% for its benchmark, the DBIQ Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Index Excess Return. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or PDBC?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and PDBC +55.6%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or PDBC?
IEI is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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IEI on its own →PDBC on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →PDBC dividend history →PDBC holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEI ↗
PDBC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
PDBC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Invesco page for PDBC ↗

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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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