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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and VCIT −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or VCIT?

VCIT is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEI's duration was 4.3 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VCIT's 6.0 on May 31, 2026; VCIT charges 0.03% to IEI's 0.15%.

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Net assets: $17.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF, and $66.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCIT costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; VCIT is 4.0 times larger.

IEI vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	VCIT
Return
Measure	IEI	VCIT
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	VCIT
Below its high		3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	VCIT
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$16.8bn	$66.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	VCIT
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI VCIT

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2031 1.07% 0.18%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2033 0.78% 0.03%

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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 VCIT

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.30%

BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2034 0.28%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2035 0.27%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2033 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2033 0.27%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2036 0.27%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.27%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2033 0.25%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (SCHI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHI

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%

Holdings 82 2340

Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCIT as of Sep 30, 2026 $17.0bn $66.6bn

IEI and VCIT 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.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or VCIT?: VCIT is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 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 →VCIT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →VCIT dividend history →VCIT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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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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