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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and XLE +61.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or XLE?

XLE is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to XLE's +61.2%; 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 $45.2bn for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLE costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 62.3 points; XLE is 2.7 times larger.

IEI vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	XLE
Return
Measure	IEI	XLE
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+61.2%
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	XLE
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	Energy Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	XLE
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$45.2bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	XLE
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		78.1%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI XLE

Only in one fund ↓

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 XLE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.98%

CHEVRON CORP 18.21%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 7.18%

MARATHON PETROLEUM CORP 4.67%

PHILLIPS 66 4.41%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.26%

WILLIAMS COS INC 4.22%

EOG RESOURCES INC 4.07%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR 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 an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +61.2%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.08%

Holdings 82 22

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $45.2bn

IEI and XLE 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.

XLE

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +61.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 22 positions, with the top ten at 78.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or XLE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and XLE +61.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or XLE?: XLE is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IEI on its own →XLE on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IEI dividend history →IEI holdings →XLE dividend history →XLE holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

XLE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLE 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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