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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or XHB?

IEI is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to XHB's −8.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.0bn for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $1.5bn for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.5 points; IEI is 11.3 times larger.

IEI vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	XHB
Return
Measure	IEI	XHB
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	XHB
Below its high		20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	XHB
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	XHB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	XHB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		46%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		35.4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and XHB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI XHB

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Only in IEI

TREASURY NOTE 2.95%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 2.36%

TREASURY NOTE 2.31%

TREASURY NOTE 2.29%

TREASURY NOTE 2.27%

TREASURY NOTE 2.25%

TREASURY NOTE 2.20%

Only in XHB

ALLEGION PLC 3.83%

SHARKNINJA INC 3.76%

WAYFAIR INC CLASS A 3.63%

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 3.54%

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC 3.49%

MASCO CORP 3.49%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATION 3.46%

DR HORTON INC 3.41%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Tracks the S&P Homebuilders

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −8.6%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.35%

Holdings 82 34

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $1.5bn

IEI and XHB 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.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or XHB?: IEI is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 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 →XHB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →XHB dividend history →XHB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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