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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and XLI +10.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or XLI?

XLI 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 XLI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to XLI's +10.2%; 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 $30.8bn for State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+10.2%

XLI total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.08%

XLI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLI costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.3 points; XLI is 1.8 times larger.

IEI vs XLI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	XLI
Return
Measure	IEI	XLI
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+10.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	XLI
Below its high		9.4%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	XLI
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	Industrial Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	XLI
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$30.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	XLI
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		37.8%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and XLI 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 XLI

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 XLI

CATERPILLAR INC 6.14%

GENERAL ELECTRIC 5.79%

RTX CORP 4.91%

GE VERNOVA INC 4.47%

UNION PACIFIC CORP 3.34%

DEERE + CO 3.01%

EATON CORP PLC 2.79%

UBER TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.52%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF XLI State Street Industrial 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 Industrials

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +10.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (SPY)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −3.4 pts vs SPY

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.08%

Holdings 82 84

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $30.8bn

IEI and XLI 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.

XLI

XLI tracks an index of Industrials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. 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 84 positions, with the top ten at 37.8%. It sat 9.4% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or XLI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and XLI +10.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or XLI?: XLI 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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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

XLI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLI 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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