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IEI vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEI's duration was 4.3 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VCSH's 2.7 on May 31, 2026; VCSH 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 $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

IEI on its own →VCSH on its own →
At a glance
−1.1%
IEI total return, 1 year
+1.3%
VCSH total return, 1 year
0.15%
IEI expense ratio
0.03%
VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points; VCSH is 2.6 times larger.

IEI vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEIVCSH
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.1%+1.3%
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond IndexBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$16.8bn$43.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI VCSH
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 VCSH
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.83%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Dec 20, 2028 0.23%
ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.21%
CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2028 0.20%
T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.19%
BOEING CO, due May 1, 2030 0.19%
WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.18%
JPMORGAN CHASE, due Apr 23, 2032 0.18%
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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-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 Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year −1.1% +1.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.3% (SCHJ)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHJ
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%
Holdings 82 3064
Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $17.0bn $43.9bn

IEI and VCSH 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.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or VCSH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or VCSH?
VCSH 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 →VCSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →VCSH dividend history →VCSH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEI ↗
VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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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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