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iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEI)

Intermediate Government | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
114.09 USD +0.47 (0.414%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:37 a.m. EDT

The iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF presents a classic defensive dilemma. On the surface, the 3.82% yield is attractive, offering a cushion against inflation that equities cannot match. However, the price action tells a different story: the fund is trading well below its 52-week high and has underperformed its longer-duration peers, signaling that the market is pricing in persistent higher-for-longer interest rates. While the recent year-over-year gain offers a glimmer of hope, the broader trajectory suggests the bond market is struggling to adapt to the current rate environment. Options activity confirms this anxiety, with traders aggressively buying protection at lower strikes while only modestly betting on a recovery. For investors seeking capital appreciation, this intermediate duration is likely too sensitive to rate shocks; it remains a viable tool for income preservation, but the path to significant total returns appears blocked until the Federal Reserve signals a definitive pivot.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.014508
AutoETS0.014605
AutoARIMA0.014650
AutoTheta0.014771

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 74%
H-stat 59.16
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.093
Excess Kurtosis -1.52

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 10:37 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume at strikes 118 and 120 for the October expiration, suggesting a fear of a sharp drop to par or below. Conversely, call interest is concentrated at 115 and 119, indicating a belief that rates will stabilize or fall slightly, preventing further price declines. The implied volatility skew shows significantly higher premiums for out-of-the-money puts compared to calls, reflecting a 'crash protection' bias rather than a rally expectation.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.32% 3.70% 3.39% 2.67%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-01 0.368 0.324515
2026-09-01 0.371 0.321129
2026-08-03 0.379 0.326106
2026-07-01 0.363 0.310389
2026-06-01 0.369 0.314766
2026-05-01 0.360 0.305318
2026-04-01 0.361 0.305570
2026-03-02 0.331 0.276109
2026-02-02 0.367 0.308871
2025-12-19 0.371 0.310876
2025-12-01 0.350 0.292740
2025-11-03 0.366 0.306661
2025-10-01 0.346 0.289612
2025-09-02 0.348 0.292093
2025-08-01 0.351 0.294933
2025-07-01 0.342 0.288632
2025-06-02 0.363 0.308726
2025-05-01 0.335 0.282414
2025-04-01 0.342 0.289806
2025-03-03 0.304 0.258240
2025-02-03 0.329 0.284233
2024-12-18 0.330 0.286433
2024-12-02 0.311 0.266313
2024-11-01 0.320 0.275577
2024-10-01 0.315 0.263488
2024-09-03 0.320 0.269338
2024-08-01 0.315 0.267539
2024-07-01 0.301 0.262355
2024-06-03 0.299 0.260498
2024-05-01 0.296 0.260770
2024-04-01 0.306 0.266203
2024-03-01 0.275 0.237622
2024-02-01 0.287 0.244172
2023-12-14 0.292 0.250214
2023-12-01 0.275 0.238198
2023-11-01 0.275 0.243859
2023-10-02 0.243 0.216096
2023-09-01 0.232 0.203010
2023-08-01 0.228 0.199005
2023-07-03 0.222 0.193515
2023-06-01 0.220 0.188050
2023-05-01 0.201 0.171458
2023-04-03 0.204 0.173175
2023-03-01 0.192 0.168732
2023-02-01 0.181 0.153742
2022-12-15 0.192 0.164680
2022-12-01 0.183 0.157176
2022-11-01 0.173 0.152813
2022-10-03 0.162 0.140992
2022-09-01 0.152 0.129549
2022-08-01 0.143 0.117890
2022-07-01 0.119 0.098993
2022-06-01 0.101 0.084392
2022-05-02 0.095 0.079819
2022-04-01 0.097 0.079947
2022-03-01 0.079 0.062244
2022-02-01 0.081 0.063951
2021-12-16 0.083 0.064301
2021-12-01 0.076 0.058742
2021-11-01 0.078 0.060470
2021-10-01 0.074 0.056740
2021-09-01 0.079 0.060181
2021-08-02 0.078 0.059122
2021-07-01 0.074 0.056753
2021-06-01 0.076 0.058148
2021-05-03 0.079 0.060555
2021-04-01 0.078 0.060018
2021-03-01 0.078 0.059528
2021-02-01 0.087 0.065601
2020-12-17 0.087 0.065507
2020-12-01 0.090 0.067853
2020-11-02 0.092 0.069256
2020-10-01 0.095 0.071150
2020-09-01 0.106 0.079341
2020-08-03 0.115 0.085859
2020-07-01 0.114 0.085438
2020-06-01 0.124 0.092898
2020-05-01 0.125 0.093830
2020-04-01 0.162 0.121549
2020-03-02 0.181 0.139317
2020-02-03 0.199 0.155797
2019-12-19 0.177 0.141036
2019-12-02 0.182 0.144479
2019-11-01 0.191 0.150857
2019-10-01 0.200 0.157604
2019-09-03 0.215 0.168218
2019-08-01 0.219 0.173741
2019-07-01 0.213 0.169802
2019-06-03 0.226 0.180641
2019-05-01 0.228 0.186047
2019-04-01 0.229 0.186939
2019-03-01 0.218 0.180091
2019-02-01 0.230 0.189503
2018-12-18 0.216 0.179432
2018-12-03 0.212 0.177317
2018-11-01 0.219 0.184297
2018-10-01 0.209 0.176000
2018-09-04 0.204 0.170355
2018-08-01 0.211 0.177147
2018-07-02 0.193 0.161236
2018-06-01 0.206 0.172126
2018-05-01 0.191 0.160262
2018-04-02 0.178 0.147681
2018-03-01 0.163 0.135540
2018-02-01 0.166 0.137736
2017-12-21 0.169 0.138729
2017-12-01 0.161 0.131407
2017-11-01 0.165 0.134179
2017-10-02 0.158 0.128164
2017-09-01 0.161 0.129536
2017-08-01 0.161 0.129912
2017-07-03 0.152 0.123397
2017-06-01 0.154 0.124254
2017-05-01 0.148 0.119857
2017-04-03 0.144 0.116855
2017-03-01 0.132 0.107870
2017-02-01 0.141 0.115036
2016-12-22 0.125 0.102602
2016-12-01 0.131 0.107035
2016-11-01 0.135 0.107493
2016-10-03 0.130 0.102962
2016-09-01 0.133 0.105338
2016-08-01 0.135 0.106333
2016-07-01 0.134 0.105172
2016-06-01 0.140 0.111991
2016-05-02 0.138 0.110118
2016-04-01 0.145 0.115345
2016-03-01 0.133 0.106340
2016-02-01 0.148 0.118523
2015-12-24 0.148 0.120590
2015-12-01 0.145 0.117475
2015-11-02 0.147 0.119019
2015-10-01 0.143 0.114832
2015-09-01 0.145 0.117323
2015-08-03 0.145 0.117314
2015-07-01 0.135 0.110213
2015-06-01 0.148 0.120081
2015-05-01 0.136 0.110237
2015-04-01 0.142 0.114249
2015-03-02 0.129 0.105057
2015-02-02 0.142 0.113664
2014-12-24 0.134 0.110062
2014-12-01 0.140 0.113960
2014-11-03 0.137 0.112194
2014-10-01 0.137 0.112544
2014-09-02 0.130 0.106943
2014-08-01 0.129 0.106182
2014-07-01 0.123 0.101243
2014-06-02 0.123 0.101077
2014-05-01 0.120 0.099018
2014-04-01 0.123 0.102049
2014-03-03 0.103 0.084537
2014-02-03 0.108 0.088655
2013-12-26 0.096 0.079993
2013-12-02 0.093 0.076613
2013-11-01 0.106 0.087300
2013-10-01 0.095 0.078486
2013-09-03 0.080 0.066873
2013-08-01 0.087 0.072277
2013-07-01 0.062 0.051333
2013-06-03 0.058 0.047397
2013-05-01 0.062 0.049924
2013-04-01 0.066 0.053437
2013-03-01 0.057 0.046169
2013-02-01 0.066 0.053851
2012-12-26 0.063 0.051141
2012-12-03 0.058 0.046869
2012-10-01 0.063 0.050938
2012-09-04 0.068 0.055030
2012-08-01 0.091 0.073690
2012-07-02 0.097 0.078791
2012-06-01 0.106 0.085844
2012-05-01 0.111 0.090790
2012-04-02 0.113 0.093296
2012-03-01 0.110 0.090394
2012-02-01 0.126 0.102798
2011-12-27 0.121 0.099720
2011-12-01 0.130 0.107163
2011-11-01 0.154 0.126634
2011-10-03 0.145 0.119057
2011-09-01 0.164 0.134946
2011-08-01 0.188 0.157626
2011-07-01 0.183 0.156745
2011-06-01 0.199 0.168959
2011-05-02 0.193 0.166868
2011-04-01 0.198 0.173562
2011-03-01 0.177 0.154410
2011-02-01 0.191 0.166391
2010-12-28 0.197 0.173080
2010-12-01 0.175 0.150253
2010-11-01 0.183 0.154287
2010-10-01 0.190 0.160840
2010-09-01 0.175 0.149177
2010-08-02 0.203 0.175091
2010-07-01 0.202 0.175561
2010-06-01 0.231 0.203470
2010-05-03 0.227 0.203514
2010-04-01 0.230 0.207544
2010-03-01 0.204 0.181948
2010-02-01 0.225 0.201559
2009-12-29 0.213 0.193040
2009-12-01 0.512 0.453218
2009-11-02 0.725 0.649234
2009-10-01 0.217 0.192274
2009-09-01 0.218 0.194747
2009-08-03 0.220 0.199601
2009-07-01 0.211 0.190622
2009-06-01 0.220 0.199041
2009-05-01 0.199 0.176700
2009-04-01 0.236 0.205700
2009-03-02 0.226 0.198926
2009-02-02 0.257 0.224709
2008-12-29 0.293 0.252282
2008-12-01 0.263 0.228576
2008-11-03 0.290 0.262562
2008-10-01 0.255 0.233752
2008-09-02 0.265 0.245075
2008-08-01 0.268 0.250257
2008-07-01 0.277 0.260436
2008-06-02 0.283 0.265877
2008-05-01 0.269 0.250559
2008-04-01 0.254 0.231963
2008-03-03 0.243 0.221675
2008-02-01 0.273 0.251451
2007-12-27 0.332 0.317218
2007-12-03 0.342 0.322642
2007-11-01 0.362 0.351286
2007-10-01 0.362 0.354589
2007-09-04 0.379 0.372116
2007-08-01 0.370 0.369077
2007-07-02 0.396 0.398671
2007-06-01 0.383 0.386400
2007-05-01 0.372 0.369671
2007-04-02 0.364 0.361685
2007-03-01 0.359 0.356575
2007-02-01 0.247 0.248166
Additional Data
dividendDate 2018-04-06
dividendYield 3.82

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 169.69
All Time Low 98.33
Ask 116.62
Ask Size 3
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,002,820
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,069,226
Average Volume 2,069,226
Average Volume10Days 3,002,820
Beta3 Year 0.69
Bid 116.61
Bid Size 3
Category Intermediate Government
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 114.415
Day Low 114.0016
Display Name 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Dividend Date 1,522,972,800
Dividend Yield 3.82
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 115.0066
Fifty Day Average Change -0.9166031
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.007970004
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -5.067396
Fifty Two Week High 120.78
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.6900024
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.055389985
Fifty Two Week Low 112.88
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.2099991
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.01071934
Fifty Two Week Range 112.88 - 120.78
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,168,525,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0001195
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fullday Change -0.019996643
Fullday Change Percent -0.01752708
Fullday Price 114.07
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,167,955,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The underlying index consists of publicly-issued U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to three years and less than seven years and have $300 million or more of outstanding face value, excluding amounts held by the Federal Reserve System. The fund will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index, and the fund will invest at least 90% of its assets in U.S. Treasury securities that BFA believes will help the fund track the underlying index.
Long Name iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_31130963
Nav Price 113.60004
Net Assets 16,787,430,400.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.15
Open 114.3
Phone 415-670-2000
Pre Market Change -0.019996643
Pre Market Change Percent -0.01752708
Pre Market Price 114.07
Pre Market Time 1,792,152,291
Previous Close 113.62
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.469994
Regular Market Change Percent 0.413654
Regular Market Day High 114.415
Regular Market Day Low 114.0016
Regular Market Day Range 114.0016 - 114.415
Regular Market Open 114.3
Regular Market Previous Close 113.62
Regular Market Price 114.09
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,401
Regular Market Volume 2,387,000
Short Name iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond
Source Interval 15
Symbol IEI
Three Year Average Return 0.0364318
Total Assets 16,787,430,400
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -2.48268
Trailing Three Month Returns -2.48268
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 117.408
Two Hundred Day Average Change -3.3180008
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.028260432
Type Disp ETF
Volume 2,387,000
Yield 0.0382
Ytd Return -2.54777