All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

IEF: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

IEF total return snapshot: IEF returned −3.60% over the past year and −3.12% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 26, 2002, IEF is up +116.47% in nominal total return, or +3.24%/yr, and is currently −13.54% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.

Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
IEF
×
+116.47%
+3.24%/yr
+3.51%/yr
R2=0.840
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value
End
Value
IEF
×
$10,000.00
2002-07-26
$21,646.75
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
IEF
×
−3.12% −3.60%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
IEF
×
−13.54%
on 2026-10-16
from 2020-08-04 peak
−23.93%
on 2023-10-19
from 2020-08-04 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
IEF
×
−3.60% +1.40%
+0.70%/yr
+11.46%
+3.68%/yr
−8.00%
−1.65%/yr
+3.95%
+0.39%/yr

Annual Returns

Year IEF
2026 (YTD) −3.12%
2025 +8.03%
2024 −0.64%
2023 +3.64%
2022 −15.15%
2021 −3.33%
2020 +10.01%
2019 +8.03%
2018 +0.99%
2017 +2.55%
2016 +1.00%
2015 +1.51%
2014 +9.07%
2013 −6.09%
2012 +3.66%
2011 +15.65%
2010 +9.36%
2009 −6.59%
2008 +17.92%
2007 +10.38%
2006 +2.52%
2005 +2.64%
2004 +4.13%
2003 +2.09%
2002 +6.25%