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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and SGOV +3.7%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or SGOV?

SGOV is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Aug 31, 2026 IEI's duration was 4.3 years and SGOV's 0.1; SGOV charges 0.09% to IEI's 0.15%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.0bn for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $117.0bn for iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+3.7%

SGOV total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.09%

SGOV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SGOV costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; SGOV is 6.9 times larger.

IEI vs SGOV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	SGOV
Return
Measure	IEI	SGOV
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+3.7%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	SGOV
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	ICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	SGOV
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$117.0bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	SGOV
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and SGOV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI SGOV

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Only in IEI

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2030 2.90%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 2.30%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 2.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 2.26%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 2.24%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 2.17%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2031 2.11%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2033 2.10%

Only in SGOV

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 20, 2026 10.18%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 22, 2026 8.59%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 13, 2026 8.51%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 29, 2026 6.82%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 27, 2026 6.76%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 1, 2026 6.63%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Sep 15, 2026 6.04%

U.S. Treasury Bills, due Oct 29, 2026 5.18%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +3.7%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.09%

Holdings 82 22

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $117.0bn

IEI and SGOV 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.

SGOV

SGOV tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or SGOV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and SGOV +3.7%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or SGOV?: SGOV is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 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 →SGOV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →SGOV dividend history →SGOV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEI and SGOV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI and SGOV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

iShares page for SGOV ↗

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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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