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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and QQQM +15.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or QQQM?

Neither: IEI and QQQM both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEI vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to QQQM's +15.2%; 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 $110.4bn for Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+15.2%

QQQM total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.15%

QQQM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 16.3 points; QQQM is 6.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IEI vs QQQM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	QQQM
Return
Measure	IEI	QQQM
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+15.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	QQQM
Below its high		4.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	QQQM
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	Nasdaq-100 Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	QQQM
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$110.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	QQQM
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		96%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		46.7%

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

What they share

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

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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 QQQM

NVIDIA Corp 8.17%

Apple Inc 7.88%

Microsoft Corp 6.14%

Micron Technology Inc 4.50%

Amazon.com Inc 4.25%

Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.93%

Tesla Inc 3.33%

Alphabet Inc 2.93%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF QQQM Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Invesco

What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Tracks the Nasdaq-100

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +15.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +15.2% (QQQ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs QQQ

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Holdings 82 105

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $110.4bn

IEI and QQQM 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.

QQQM

QQQM tracks the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.2% for its benchmark, the Nasdaq-100 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 46.7%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or QQQM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and QQQM +15.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or QQQM?: Neither: IEI and QQQM both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

QQQM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QQQM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for QQQM ↗

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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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