IEI — iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

IEI Price Performance — Growth of $10,000

Value of a $10,000 investment in IEI over time, compared with SPY. Both lines are rebased to $10,000 on the first shared date. Based on total returns — prices are adjusted for dividends and splits, so this assumes distributions were reinvested. Hover or tap the chart for exact values.

IEI Drawdown

The "underwater" chart: IEI's decline from its highest prior value at each point in time. It shows how deep past losses ran and how long the fund took to recover to break-even.

Overview

The iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF is a government bond fund issued by iShares with $17.7 billion in assets under management. It holds an ETFValuer grade of C, ranking 14th out of 22 peers in the US Bonds - Government category. The fund’s 0.15% expense ratio exceeds the category median of 0.07%, while its 3.71% dividend yield trails the median of 3.84%. Top holdings account for 22.0% of assets, with the largest single position being United States of America at 2.9%.

Price action shows the fund trading at $115.37, near the bottom of its 52-week range. Short-term returns have been negative across the last day, week, and month, contrasting with a strong 12.00% gain over the three-year horizon. The one-year return of -0.34% slightly outperforms the category median of -0.42%. The C grade has remained unchanged over the last 35 tracked days, and price history is available for 3.0 years.

With a beta of 0.67, the fund exhibits lower sensitivity to market movements compared to the broader market. Annualized volatility is labeled Very Low at 2.90%, and the maximum drawdown has been limited to -3.66%. However, the Sharpe ratio of -1.84 indicates that risk-adjusted returns have been negative. Liquidity is supported by an average daily volume of 1,266,919 shares and a tight bid/ask spread of 0.01%.

AI-generated summary based on the data on this page.

IEI Top Holdings

Holdings as of 2026-05-31 per the fund's most recent SEC N-PORT-P filing. Top 10 holdings make up 22.0% of net assets — a rough gauge of concentration risk (the higher this figure, the more the fund's return depends on a handful of names). To see how IEI's holdings overlap with other ETFs you own or are considering, check the Stock Overlap tool.

Which Funds Overlap With IEI

Holding two funds that own the same companies adds cost and complexity without adding much diversification. These tracked ETFs share the most names with IEI's top 10 — SGOV overlaps most, holding 1 of the same companies as IEI's top 10 (22.0% of IEI's assets).

Compares the top 10 reported holdings of each fund, so it's a floor on true overlap — two S&P 500 trackers overlap ~100% even when only 10 names are listed. Use the Stock Overlap tool to search by individual company.

Market Backdrop

10-Year Treasury Yield: 4.80% (as of 2026-09-08) — The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds — the standard "risk-free rate" benchmark used to contextualize this fund’s Sharpe ratio and returns.

CBOE Volatility Index (VIX): 15.72 (as of 2026-09-08) — A real-time gauge of expected S&P 500 volatility over the next 30 days — useful context for this fund’s own volatility label.

Federal Funds Rate: 3.63% (as of 2026-08-01) — The Federal Reserve’s target policy rate, which anchors short-term borrowing costs across the economy.

IEI Liquidity, Domicile & Tax Treatment

Liquidity: Quoted bid/ask spread is 0.01% and average daily volume is 1.3M/day. Tighter spreads and higher volume mean lower round-trip trading costs; this is a live-market snapshot and can widen during volatile sessions. AUM of $17.7B provides ample scale, supporting tight spreads and issuer commitment to keep the fund open.

Domicile & tax treatment: IEI is a US-domiciled, SEC-registered ('40 Act) exchange-traded fund. Dividends and capital gains distributions are reported to US investors on Form 1099-DIV, and the fund is not subject to the PFIC reporting or UCITS-specific rules that apply to Irish- or Luxembourg-domiciled funds. Non-US investors should note that US-domiciled ETFs are generally subject to 30% US withholding tax on dividends (unless reduced by treaty) and to US estate tax exposure on the position — Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs tracking the same index often avoid both, which is why non-US residents frequently prefer the UCITS equivalent where one exists. This is general information, not tax advice — consult a tax professional for your situation.

IEI Performance History

How IEI Compares to Other US Bonds - Government ETFs