IEI ETF — iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEI)

Updated October 2, 2026.

IEI is a low-cost ETF. its distribution rate is 3.91%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.85%, its expense ratio is 0.15%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 69.2% over the past 19.7 years, 606.9 points behind SPY at 676.1%.

At the current 3.91% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $391 per year, or $32.58 per month.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF is an ETF that tracks an index of U.S. Treasury securities with maturities between three and seven years, investing at least 80% of its assets in these component securities. The fund currently offers a moderate distribution rate with monthly distributions and carries a low expense ratio of 0.15%. It appeals to investors seeking regular income from high-quality, government-backed fixed-income securities with intermediate-term maturity.

IEI performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 69.2% over the past 19.7 years, 606.9 points behind SPY at 676.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -1.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 4.0%.

IEI key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

3.87%

Issuer

iShares

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

01/05/2007

Expense ratio

0.15%

Distribution rate

3.91%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

3.85%

Last close

$113.17 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$17,156,813,431

Average volume

6305500.0

Next dividend

$0.36833

Last ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Next payment date

10/06/2026 (as of 2026-10-06)

Beta

0.67

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.91%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (3.85%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: iShares or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

IEI risks and drawbacks

IEI's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 4.0%.

Who may consider IEI — and who may not

IEI may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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