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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.0% and XLU returned +2.4%, so XLU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEI or XLU?

IEI charges 0.15% a year and XLU charges 0.08%, so XLU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IEI vs XLU: how they differ

IEI and XLU hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XLU returned more over the year.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and XLU hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEI	Only in XLU
US TREASURY N/B 1.84%	NEXTERA ENERGY INC 13.01%
TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.98%	SOUTHERN CO/THE 7.49%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.49%	DUKE ENERGY CORP 7.04%
TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.37%	CONSTELLATION ENERGY 6.92%
TREASURY NOTE 0.30%	AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER 5.08%
TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 0.28%	DOMINION ENERGY INC 4.33%
	SEMPRA 4.16%
	ENTERGY CORP 3.66%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

IEI and XLU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF	XLU State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	3-7 Year Treasury Bond	Utilities
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+2.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.08%
Holdings	84	32

IEI in plain words

IEI is a bond fund tracking the 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 3.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XLU in plain words

XLU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 32 positions, with the top ten at 58.8%. It sat 10.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or XLU?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.0% and XLU returned +2.4%, so XLU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEI or XLU?: IEI charges 0.15% a year and XLU charges 0.08%, so XLU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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