iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF)
Bonds · Intermediate Treasuries · data since 2002-07-30 · last close 2026-09-09
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -2.3 | -0.1 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -1.7 | -0.2 | -0.6 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -1.2 | 1.6 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.8 |
| 2024 | 0.1 | -2.1 | 0.7 | -3.1 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | -3.4 | 1.0 | -2.3 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | -3.3 | 3.7 | 0.8 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -3.1 | -1.9 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | -2.1 | -0.3 | -4.1 | -4.2 | 0.6 | -0.9 | 3.0 | -3.9 | -4.7 | -1.4 | 3.6 | -1.5 |
| 2021 | -1.1 | -2.4 | -2.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | -0.4 | -1.6 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -0.5 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -1.0 | 0.3 | -1.4 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| 2019 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 2.7 | -0.5 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 4.0 | -1.2 | 0.2 | -0.7 | -0.9 |
| 2018 | -2.1 | -0.9 | 1.2 | -1.3 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 1.0 | -1.2 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 0.4 | 1.5 | -1.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 3.1 | 0.3 | -1.0 | 0.2 | -1.5 | -4.2 | -0.1 |
| 2015 | 4.3 | -2.5 | 0.9 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -1.6 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 1.6 | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.5 |
| 2014 | 3.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 1.8 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -1.1 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 |
| 2013 | -1.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 1.5 | -3.1 | -2.5 | -0.3 | -1.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | -0.9 | -2.1 |
| 2012 | 0.9 | -1.1 | -1.6 | 2.5 | 2.9 | -0.4 | 1.4 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| 2011 | -0.0 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1.8 | 2.5 | -0.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 2.2 | -1.3 | 0.6 | 2.0 |
| 2010 | 2.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 3.4 | 0.0 | -0.0 | -0.9 | -3.4 |
| 2009 | -3.9 | -0.7 | 3.3 | -2.8 | -2.1 | -0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -4.4 |
| 2008 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 1.3 | -2.4 | -1.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 7.8 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | -0.4 | 2.1 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -1.4 | -0.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| 2006 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -1.4 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -1.3 |
| 2005 | 0.9 | -1.4 | -0.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | -2.2 | 2.0 | -1.8 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 2004 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.3 | -4.3 | -0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | -2.0 | 1.2 |
| 2003 | -0.8 | 2.2 | -0.4 | 0.1 | 3.8 | -0.7 | -5.0 | 0.7 | 5.0 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 2002 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | -1.3 | -2.1 | 3.5 |
| Avg | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.1 | -0.5 | 0.8 | 0.1 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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IEF seasonality — average by calendar month
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF has monthly history back to 2002. Its strongest month by median is August — positive in 17 of 25 years, median +1.4%. October is the soft spot, down in 17 of 24 with a median of -0.4%. Across its full record it has closed 54% of months higher, swings ±1.9% in an average month and has fallen 23.9% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.6% | +0.2% | +0.2% | -0.2% | +0.5% | +0.2% | +0.5% | +1.0% | +0.1% | -0.5% | +0.8% | +0.1% |
| Win rate | 58%/24 | 50%/24 | 50%/24 | 54%/24 | 54%/24 | 54%/24 | 68%/25 | 68%/25 | 54%/24 | 29%/24 | 67%/24 | 46%/24 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
IEF risk & extremes
IEF drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's best month?+
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's strongest completed month on record is November 2008, at +7.75%.
What was iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is July 2003, at -5.02%.
Is iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF up this year?+
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF is down 2.56% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's 1-year return?+
-2.05% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 23.9%, measured on month-end closes since 2002.
Which calendar month is historically best for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF?+
August has the highest average return across every completed August since 2002. An average is not a forecast.
About iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF is an intermediate treasuries business worth about $42 billion. It turns eyeballs into earnings — with price receipts on this site going back to 2002. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2002) would be about $227 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2008 at +7.75%; its worst, July 2003 at -5.02%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.