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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and SDY +16.5%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or SDY?

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 SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to SDY's +16.5%; 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 $21.9bn for State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+16.5%

SDY total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.35%

SDY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.6 points; SDY is 1.3 times larger.

IEI vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	SDY
Return
Measure	IEI	SDY
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+16.5%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	SDY
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	SDY
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$21.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	SDY
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		84%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		20.4%

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

What they share

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

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 SDY

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 3.73%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.81%

CHEVRON CORP 2.15%

REALTY INCOME CORP 1.94%

PEPSICO INC 1.82%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.79%

TARGET CORP 1.59%

AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING 1.55%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF SDY State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

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

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +16.5%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.35%

Holdings 82 156

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $21.9bn

IEI and SDY 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.

SDY

SDY tracks the S&P Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 156 positions, with the top ten at 20.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or SDY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and SDY +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or SDY?: 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 →SDY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →SDY dividend history →SDY holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

SDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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