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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and SPYM +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or SPYM?

SPYM is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to SPYM's +13.7%; 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 $185.0bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+13.7%

SPYM total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.02%

SPYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYM costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.8 points; SPYM is 10.9 times larger.

IEI vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	SPYM
Return
Measure	IEI	SPYM
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+13.7%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	SPYM
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	SPYM
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.02%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$185.0bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	SPYM
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 SPYM 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 SPYM

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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 SPYM

NVIDIA CORP 7.92%

APPLE INC 7.61%

MICROSOFT CORP 5.92%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET INC CL A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.44%

ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.05%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 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 500

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +13.7%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.02%

Holdings 82 506

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $185.0bn

Former ticker none SPLG

IEI and SPYM 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.

SPYM

SPYM tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.02% 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 506 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or SPYM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and SPYM +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or SPYM?: SPYM is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 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 →SPYM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →SPYM dividend history →SPYM holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

SPYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYM 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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