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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and VTIP +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or VTIP?

VTIP 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 VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEI's duration was 4.3 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VTIP's 2.3 on Jun 30, 2026; VTIP 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 $20.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+2.2%

VTIP total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.03%

VTIP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTIP costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points; VTIP is 1.2 times larger.

IEI vs VTIP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	VTIP
Return
Measure	IEI	VTIP
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+2.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	VTIP
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) 0-5 Years Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	VTIP
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$16.8bn	$20.9bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	VTIP
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and VTIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI VTIP

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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 VTIP

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2030 5.39%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2029 5.33%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2030 5.30%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2029 5.14%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2028 4.97%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2026 4.83%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Oct 15, 2027 4.83%

TSY INFL IX N/B, due Apr 15, 2027 4.74%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares

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 Inflation-Protected Securities

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +2.2%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%

Holdings 82 26

Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTIP as of Sep 30, 2026 $17.0bn $20.9bn

IEI and VTIP 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.

VTIP

VTIP tracks an index of Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or VTIP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and VTIP +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or VTIP?: VTIP 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 →VTIP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →VTIP dividend history →VTIP holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

VTIP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VTIP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VTIP ↗

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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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