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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and VTEB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or VTEB?

VTEB 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 VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEI's duration was 4.3 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VTEB's 7.1 on Jul 31, 2026; VTEB 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 $49.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

−0.4%

VTEB total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.03%

VTEB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTEB costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; VTEB is 3.0 times larger.

IEI vs VTEB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	VTEB
Return
Measure	IEI	VTEB
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−0.4%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	VTEB
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	S&P National AMT-Free Municipal Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	VTEB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$16.8bn	$49.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	VTEB
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 VTEB 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 VTEB

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 VTEB

NEW YORK CITY-F-1-REF, due Aug 1, 2034 0.12%

CA REGENTS UNIV-CD, due May 15, 2036 0.11%

IDAHO ST-TANS, due Jun 30, 2027 0.10%

CA REF, due Aug 1, 2032 0.10%

MARYLAND ST-GROUP 2, due Jun 1, 2038 0.09%

NY ST THRUWAY AUTH-A, due Sep 15, 2035 0.09%

TRIBOROUGH BRIDGE-A-1, due Feb 1, 2028 0.09%

DALLAS ISD-B, due Feb 15, 2056 0.08%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt 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 Tax-Exempt Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −0.4%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%

Holdings 82 11155

Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTEB as of Sep 30, 2026 $17.0bn $49.6bn

IEI and VTEB 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.

VTEB

VTEB tracks an index of Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or VTEB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and VTEB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or VTEB?: VTEB 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 →VTEB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →VTEB dividend history →VTEB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

VTEB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTEB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTEB ↗

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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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