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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and VCLT −5.9%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or VCLT?

VCLT 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.

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IEI vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEI's duration was 4.3 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VCLT's 12.0 on May 31, 2026; VCLT 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 $7.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCLT costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; IEI is 2.2 times larger.

IEI vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	VCLT
Return
Measure	IEI	VCLT
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	VCLT
Below its high		17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	VCLT
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$16.8bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	VCLT
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 VCLT 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 VCLT

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 VCLT

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2046 0.37%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2048 0.33%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2055 0.28%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2050 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2053 0.27%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2056 0.26%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2056 0.24%

AT&T INC, due Sep 15, 2053 0.23%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF VCLT Vanguard Long-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 Long-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −5.9%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%

Holdings 82 2562

Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $17.0bn $7.5bn

IEI and VCLT 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.

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 17.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and VCLT −5.9%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or VCLT?: VCLT 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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IEI on its own →VCLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →VCLT dividend history →VCLT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

VCLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCLT ↗

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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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