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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and XLP +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or XLP?

XLP 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 XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to XLP's +13.8%; 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 $14.6bn for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

+13.8%

XLP total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.08%

XLP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLP costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.9 points; IEI is 1.2 times larger.

IEI vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	XLP
Return
Measure	IEI	XLP
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	XLP
Below its high		3.5%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	XLP
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	Consumer Staples Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	XLP
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	XLP
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		62.9%

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

What they share

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

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 XLP

WALMART INC 11.05%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 9.14%

PROCTER + GAMBLE CO 7.69%

COCA COLA CO 7.34%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.56%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 4.54%

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.39%

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.19%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF XLP State Street Consumer Staples 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 Consumer staples

Total return, 1 year −1.1% +13.8%

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.08%

Holdings 82 36

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $14.6bn

IEI and XLP 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.

XLP

XLP tracks an index of Consumer staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.9%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or XLP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and XLP +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or XLP?: XLP 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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Sources and dates

IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

XLP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLP 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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