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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and SPY +13.6%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or SPY?

SPY 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 SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to SPY's +13.6%; 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 $814.8bn for SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+13.6%

SPY total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.09%

SPY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPY costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.7 points; SPY is far larger, $814.8bn against $17.0bn.

IEI vs SPY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	SPY
Return
Measure	IEI	SPY
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+13.6%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	SPY
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	SPY
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.09%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$814.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	SPY
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		38.1%

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

What they share

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

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 SPY

NVIDIA CORP 7.92%

APPLE INC 7.61%

MICROSOFT CORP 5.93%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET INC CL A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.45%

ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.06%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

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 500

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +13.6%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.09%

Holdings 82 504

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $814.8bn

IEI and SPY 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.

SPY

SPY tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 504 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or SPY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and SPY +13.6%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or SPY?: SPY 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 →SPY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →SPY dividend history →SPY holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

SPY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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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