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IEI vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IEI's duration was 4.3 years on Aug 31, 2026 and VUSB's 1.0 on Jun 30, 2026; VUSB charges 0.10% 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 $9.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

IEI on its own →VUSB on its own →
At a glance
−1.1%
IEI total return, 1 year
+3.5%
VUSB total return, 1 year
0.15%
IEI expense ratio
0.10%
VUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VUSB costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.6 points; IEI is 1.7 times larger.

IEI vs VUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureIEIVUSB
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.1%+3.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.15%0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$16.8bn$9.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI VUSB
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 VUSB
TREASURY BILL, due Jun 10, 2027 4.19%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.67%
PNC FINANCIAL, due Oct 26, 2029 0.58%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 30, 2028 0.52%
REGIONS BANKS, due Jul 27, 2029 0.51%
US BANCORP, due Jun 12, 2029 0.50%
CHARLES SCHWAB, due Jul 27, 2029 0.49%
TRUIST BANK, due Jul 24, 2028 0.44%
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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Actively managed
Total return, 1 year −1.1% +3.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.9 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.10%
Holdings 82 1344
Net assets, IEI as of Oct 27, 2026 and VUSB as of Sep 30, 2026 $17.0bn $9.9bn

IEI and VUSB 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.

VUSB

VUSB is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.5% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or VUSB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and VUSB +3.5%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or VUSB?
VUSB is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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IEI vs VBILIEI vs SHVBIL vs IEIIEI vs SGOVSHY vs VUSBVGSH vs VUSBIGIB vs VUSBVTIP vs VUSB
Where to next
IEI on its own →VUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →VUSB dividend history →VUSB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEI ↗
VUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VUSB ↗

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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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