iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
$91.50+0.05 (+0.06%)
- 0.15%
- $43.5B
- −1.5%
- 4.05%
- 8.93M sh
- low $88.64high $98.05
The ETF.net IEF Grade
B
Score 59 out of 100
- 9 of 19
Score 59 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D28 out of 100Rank 11 of 19Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A98 out of 100Rank 10 of 17Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D35 out of 100Rank 15 of 19Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A80 out of 100Rank 1 of 19Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C53 out of 100Rank 11 of 19Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A93 out of 100Rank 2 of 19
Our read on IEF
In short
BSince 2002, one clean slice of the Treasury curve: government bonds maturing in seven to ten years, nothing shorter, nothing longer. It is among the most actively traded funds in its category.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track the ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index, which represents publicly issued U.S. Treasury obligations with remaining maturities from seven through ten years.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
IEF Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
IEF$9,854
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | IEF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −1.7% |
| 1 month | +3.1% |
| 3 months | −0.2% |
| 1 year | −1.5% |
| 3 years | +4.6% |
| 5 years | −1.4% |
| 10 years | +0.5% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | IEF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −1.7% | |
| 2025 | +8.0% | |
| 2024 | −0.6% | |
| 2023 | +3.6% | |
| 2022 | −15.2% | |
| 2021 | −3.3% | |
| 2020 | +10.0% |
IEF in the news
IEF Dividends
- 4.05%
- $3.71
- $0.31 per share
- Monthly
IEF Risk
- 6.7%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.04
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −20.4%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.16
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
IEF Cost
Overpaying vs VGIT, tied cheapest in Treasuries (3-10 Year)
$2,499
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
IEF 0.15%
$3,137
VGIT 0.03% Tied cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | IEF | VGIT | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $274 | $55 | $219 |
| 20 | $1,071 | $216 | $855 |
| 30 | $3,137 | $638 | $2,499 |
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- BIEIiShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return −0.1%
- BMLDRGlobal X Intermediate-Term Treasury Ladder ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return −0.8%
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