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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and SPSB +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or SPSB?

SPSB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEI's duration was 4.3 years on Aug 31, 2026 and SPSB's 1.8 on Jun 30, 2026; SPSB charges 0.04% 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 $11.3bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points; IEI is 1.5 times larger.

IEI vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	SPSB
Return
Measure	IEI	SPSB
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+2.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	SPSB
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	SPSB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$11.3bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	SPSB
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and SPSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI SPSB

Only in one fund ↓

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 SPSB

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2029 0.56%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.44%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.42%

Citigroup Inc, due Mar 4, 2029 0.42%

Morgan Stanley, due Apr 10, 2030 0.38%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 25, 2028 0.38%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2028 0.37%

Sprint Capital Corp, due Nov 15, 2028 0.37%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +2.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.6 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.04%

Holdings 82 1684

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $11.3bn

IEI and SPSB 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.

SPSB

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or SPSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or SPSB?: SPSB is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 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 →SPSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPSB 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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