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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and TIP −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or TIP?

IEI is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEI's duration was 4.3 years on Aug 31, 2026 and TIP's 6.3 on Jul 31, 2026; IEI charges 0.15% to TIP's 0.18%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.0bn for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $14.6bn for iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

−1.0%

TIP total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.18%

TIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; IEI is 1.2 times larger.

IEI vs TIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	TIP
Return
Measure	IEI	TIP
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−1.0%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	TIP
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	TIP
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	TIP
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI TIP

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 TIP

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2035 3.99%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2035 3.94%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2036 3.92%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jul 15, 2034 3.71%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2034 3.55%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Oct 15, 2030 3.37%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Apr 15, 2030 3.32%

U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Notes, due Jan 15, 2033 3.31%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF TIP iShares TIPS 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 TIPS Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −0.8% (VTP)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VTP

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.18%

Holdings 82 48

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $14.6bn

IEI and TIP 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.

TIP

TIP tracks an index of TIPS Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −0.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury Inflation Linked Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or TIP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and TIP −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or TIP?: IEI is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

IEI and TIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

TIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for TIP ↗

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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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