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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and RDVY +17.6%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or RDVY?

IEI is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEI vs RDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to RDVY's +17.6%; 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 $25.4bn for First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+17.6%

RDVY total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.47%

RDVY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.7 points; RDVY is 1.5 times larger.

IEI vs RDVY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	RDVY
Return
Measure	IEI	RDVY
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+17.6%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	RDVY
Below its high		5.3%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	RDVY
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	Nasdaq US Rising Dividend Achievers Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	RDVY
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.47%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$25.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	RDVY
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		22.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and RDVY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI RDVY

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 RDVY

The Travelers Companies, Inc. 2.42%

Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 2.32%

Visa Inc. (Class A) 2.26%

Microsoft Corporation 2.22%

Accenture plc 2.19%

The Allstate Corporation 2.17%

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation 2.14%

Expedia Group, Inc. 2.13%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF RDVY First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares First Trust

What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +17.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.9 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.47%

Holdings 82 72

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $25.4bn

IEI and RDVY 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.

RDVY

RDVY tracks an index of Rising Dividend Achievers. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.47% 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 72 positions, with the top ten at 22.1%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or RDVY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and RDVY +17.6%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or RDVY?: IEI is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

RDVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RDVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for RDVY ↗

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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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