IEI

The iShares 3–7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEI) is an exchange-traded fund designed to track the performance of U.S. Treasury securities with intermediate maturities. The ETF is managed by BlackRock through the iShares platform and trades under the ticker IEI on Nasdaq.

Classified as a fixed-income ETF providing exposure to intermediate-term U.S. Treasury securities, IEI seeks to reflect, before fees and expenses, the aggregated performance of the securities included in the ICE U.S. Treasury 3–7 Year Bond Index.

The fund follows a passive management strategy, maintaining a portfolio structured to replicate the composition and weighting of its benchmark index.

The benchmark includes U.S. dollar-denominated Treasury securities with remaining maturities between three and seven years. The index excludes Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) and other specialized Treasury instruments.

Composition / Exposure profile

IEI provides exposure to intermediate-term U.S. Treasuries through securities characterized by:

• U.S. Treasury securities.

• Maturities between three and seven years.

• Exposure to U.S. sovereign debt.

• Intermediate duration.

• Moderate sensitivity to interest-rate movements.

This composition reflects the behavior of the intermediate segment of the U.S. sovereign fixed-income market.

Structure and costs

IEI shares trade on the secondary market on Nasdaq during regular trading hours. Creation and redemption occur through authorized participants, helping maintain alignment between market price and net asset value.

The fund charges a management fee as outlined in its prospectus and does not apply a performance fee. IEI may distribute income generated from interest payments on the securities held in the portfolio.

History and evolution of the ETF

The iShares 3–7 Year Treasury Bond ETF was launched in 2007, during a period of expansion in fixed-income ETFs tied to the U.S. Treasury market.

Since inception, the fund has reflected movements associated with the intermediate segment of the U.S. yield curve, Federal Reserve monetary policy decisions, and fluctuations in the U.S. sovereign fixed-income market.

In recent years, IEI has reflected changes in U.S. interest rates, monetary tightening and easing cycles, and fluctuations related to global macroeconomic expectations.

Additional Information

iShares 3–7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (United States) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), with assets under management totaling $18.34 Billions.

Over the past 12 months, iShares 3–7 Year Treasury Bond ETF recorded a return of 2.64%, with its price trading between $116.67 and $120.72 during the same period.

The ETF is traded under the ticker IEI.