iShares - 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF Symbol: IEI

The 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF fund, symbol IEI, is an exchange traded fund (ETF) within the iShares family. There are many other funds which offer a similar return profile to IEI, available as a mutual fund from Vanguard Mutual Funds.

What is similar to IEI?

When comparing both daily movements and return profile, there are multiple funds which are very similar to iShares's 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF, but not exactly the same. VIIGX (Vanguard Mutual Funds Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutional Shares), and VSIGX (Vanguard Mutual Funds Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Shares).

Similarity	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
Extremely Similar	VSIGX	Vanguard Mutual Funds	Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Shares
Extremely Similar	VIIGX	Vanguard Mutual Funds	Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutional Shares

What is the Vanguard Mutual Funds equivalent of IEI?

We track 2 Vanguard Mutual Funds mutual funds which are extremely similar to iShares's IEI: VIIGX (Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutional Shares), and VSIGX (Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Shares).

Similarity	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
Extremely Similar	VIIGX	Vanguard Mutual Funds	Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutional Shares
Extremely Similar	VSIGX	Vanguard Mutual Funds	Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Shares

Which iShares funds are most similar to IEI?

Similarity	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
Similar	IEF	iShares	7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Similar	IBTJ	iShares	iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF
Somewhat Similar	IBTG	iShares	iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF
Somewhat Similar	IBTF	iShares	iBonds Dec 2025 Term Treasury ETF
Somewhat Similar	GOVT	iShares	U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Which Non-iShares funds are most similar to IEI?

Similarity	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
Extremely Similar	VIIGX	Vanguard Mutual Funds	Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund Institutional Shares
Extremely Similar	VSIGX	Vanguard Mutual Funds	Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund Admiral Shares
Similar	SCHR	Schwab	Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
Similar	VGIT	Vanguard	Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
Similar	VFITX	Vanguard Mutual Funds	Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares

Which iShares funds are negatively correlated to IEI?

Correlation	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
-44.0%	HEWJ	iShares	Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF
-43.9%	IEFN	iShares	Evolved U.S. Financials ETF
-43.9%	IYG	iShares	U.S. Financial Services ETF
-43.7%	IXG	iShares	Global Financials ETF
-43.4%	ILCV	iShares	Morningstar Value ETF
-43.4%	IVE	iShares	S&P 500 Value ETF
-43.2%	IAI	iShares	U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF
-42.9%	IUSV	iShares	Core S&P U.S. Value ETF
-42.6%	IAT	iShares	U.S. Regional Banks ETF
-42.3%	HEFA	iShares	Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

Which Non-iShares funds are negatively correlated to IEI?

Correlation	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
-94.3%	PST	PowerShares	UltraShort 7-10 Year Treasury
-88.4%	TBX	PowerShares	Short 7-10 Year Treasury
-82.2%	TTT	PowerShares	UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury
-81.1%	TBF	PowerShares	Short 20+ Year Treasury
-80.6%	TBT	PowerShares	UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury
-53.5%	YCS	PowerShares	UltraShort Yen **
-47.0%	KBWB	Investco	KBW Bank ETF
-46.6%	FTXO	First Trust	Nasdaq Bank ETF
-45.0%	TMDV	PowerShares	Russell U.S. Dividend Growers ETF
-44.6%	FGRIX	Fidelity	Growth & Income Portfolio Fund