{ "@context": "https://clearank.com/llms.txt", "@type": "clearank:AssetAnalysis", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/ishares-7-10-year-treasury-bond-ief/", "dataUrl": "https://clearank.com/etf/ishares-7-10-year-treasury-bond-ief/data.json", "title": "iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond (IEF) ETF Forecast 2026", "description": "IEF ETF forecast 2026: is iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF a buy? CleaRank Financial AI rates it Hold, 43/100, with a 0.15% expense ratio. Updated daily.", "headline": "iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF)", "published": "2026-10-25T15:17:48.422357+00:00", "modified": "2026-10-27T21:02:15.244+00:00", "generated": "2026-10-28T02:26:58.724Z", "language": "en-US", "publisher": { "name": "CleaRank", "url": "https://clearank.com/" }, "disclaimer": "Educational and informational only; not financial advice. AI-generated analysis reviewed by Shaun David, Co-Founder; prices delayed up to 15 minutes.", "asset": { "ticker": "IEF", "name": "iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF", "type": "ETF", "exchange": "NASDAQ", "currency": "USD", "sector": null, "industry": null, "country": "United States", "website": null }, "quote": { "price": 91.09, "previousClose": 91.12, "change": -0.03, "changePercent": -0.03293, "open": 91.06, "high": 91.15, "low": 90.995, "volume": 276541, "averageVolume": 12373224, "marketCap": 13951759360, "fiftyTwoWeekHigh": 98.050003, "fiftyTwoWeekLow": 88.64, "marketOpen": false, "asOf": "2026-10-27T21:02:15.000Z" }, "statistics": { "pe": null, "eps": null, "dividendYield": 0.04077397079811176, "beta": null, "priceToSales": null, "priceToBook": null, "revenueTtm": 0, "grossMargin": null, "returnOnEquity": null }, "technicals": { "rsi": 60.76, "macd": 0.08854, "sma50": 90.99, "sma200": 93.94, "rsiSignal": "Bullish", "trend": "Bearish", "pricePosition": "Bullish", "macdSignal": "Neutral", "rating": "Neutral" }, "analysis": { "rating": "Hold", "score": 43, "consensus": "Hold", "fairValue": null, "analystTarget": null, "analystCount": null, "wallStreetConsensus": "", "generatedAt": "2026-10-27T21:02:15.000Z", "priceAtAnalysis": 91.09, "volatility": { "daily": 0.4076, "risk": "etf" } }, "tradePlan": { "bias": "Neutral", "conservativeEntry": 90.18, "aggressiveEntry": 91.09, "stopLoss": 87.47, "stopLossPercent": 3, "targets": [ 92.88, 94.69, 97.39 ] }, "projections": { "basis": "Monte Carlo simulation on historical return distribution, re-run daily; not price targets", "years": [ { "year": 2027, "downside10th": 85.34, "base": 92.97, "upside90th": 101.27 }, { "year": 2028, "downside10th": 84.07, "base": 94.88, "upside90th": 107.08 }, { "year": 2029, "downside10th": 83.5, "base": 96.83, "upside90th": 112.3 }, { "year": 2030, "downside10th": 83.29, "base": 98.83, "upside90th": 117.27 } ] }, "faqCount": 10, "atAGlance": { "asOf": "October 27, 2026", "rating": "Hold", "score": 43, "evidence": [ { "label": "Trend", "text": "Mixed: the price is above its 50-day but below its 200-day moving average ($90.99 and $93.94)." }, { "label": "Fund", "text": "Expense ratio 0.15%, $41.6B in net assets, price down 6.6% over 1 year." } ] }, "figures": { "asOf": "October 27, 2026", "earningsReaction": null, "insiders": null, "drawdown": { "years": 10, "worstFallPercent": -23.71, "peak": "July 2020", "trough": "October 2023", "recoveredBy": null, "recoveryMonths": null, "belowThatPeakNowPercent": -12.68, "fromHighNowPercent": -12.68, "oneYearHoldsPositivePercent": 53, "dividendsReinvested": true }, "seasonality": { "years": 10, "bestMonth": { "month": "Jun", "averagePercent": 0.5594, "upYearsPercent": 90 }, "worstMonth": { "month": "Sep", "averagePercent": -1.33, "upYearsPercent": 30 } }, "correlations": null, "analystTargets": null, "dividend": { "yieldPercent": 4.14, "annualPerShare": null }, "simulation": { "year": 2030, "base": 98.83, "percentile10": 83.29, "percentile90": 117.27, "note": "Monte Carlo simulation outcomes, not price targets" } }, "sources": [ "TwelveData", "Wall Street consensus" ], "sections": [ { "id": "ch-overview", "title": "IEF ETF forecast today", "text": [ "Where IEF stands today, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.", "iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF): Hold, 43/100 on CleaRank's AI score.", "Figures as of October 27, 2026.", "CleaRank rates iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) Hold, with a model score of 43/100. Momentum lifts the score most: the 14-day RSI of 60.8 is in the bullish zone. The trend holds it back most: the price is 3.03% below its 200-day average, and the 50-day average is 3.13% below the 200-day. The 50-day average stands at $90.99 and the 200-day at $93.94. Over the past year the price fell 6.56%.", "Figures we compute ourselves from IEF's own price history. Tap one to see it in context." ], "lists": { "IEF at a glance": [ "Trend Mixed: the price is above its 50-day but below its 200-day moving average ($90.99 and $93.94).", "Fund Expense ratio 0.15%, $41.6B in net assets, price down 6.6% over 1 year." ] } }, { "id": "ch-price", "title": "IEF ETF price and trading", "text": [ "The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.", "Pick a period: each tab shows how far IEF has moved over it, to the last close.", "Where IEF sits inside today's range and its 52-week range." ], "lists": { "items": [ "Price above its 50-day average › The price of $91.09 is 0.1% above the 50-day simple moving average of $90.99.", "Price above its 200-day average › The price is 3.0% below the 200-day simple moving average of $93.94.", "50-day average above the 200-day › The 50-day average ($90.99) is 3.1% below the 200-day average ($93.94), the arrangement of a falling longer-term trend.", "In the upper half of its 52-week range › The price sits at 26% of its 52-week range, between $88.64 and $98.05." ] } }, { "id": "ch-fundamentals", "title": "IEF fund facts and valuation", "text": [ "What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.", "iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF is a fixed income exchange-traded fund that provides targeted exposure to intermediate-term U.S. Treasury securities. It seeks to track an index of public U.S. government obligations with remaining maturities between seven and ten years, making it a core vehicle for investors looking to access the middle of the Treasury yield curve.", "As of Oct 27, 2026, IEF has an expense ratio of 0.15%, $41.56B in net assets and a distribution yield of 4.14%.", "Fund reference data as of Oct 27, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund. The trailing returns are the fund family's own month-end total returns, with distributions included, so they can differ from the price changes elsewhere on this page.", "The headline figures for IEF.", "CleaRank Financial AI's reading of IEF's holdings, performance and risks.", "IEF is a Long Government fund offered by iShares, and it began trading on July 22, 2002. Owning IEF carries an annual cost of 0.15%, which comes to $15.00 on a $10,000 position. The fund has $41.6B in net assets. Its distribution yield stands at 4.14%, and portfolio turnover is 53%.", "Normal swings for IEF run at about 0.41% a day. The one-year record is a loss of 6.56%." ], "tables": [ { "caption": "", "columns": [ "Period", "IEF" ], "rows": [ { "label": "YTD", "cells": [ "-4.59%" ] }, { "label": "1 month", "cells": [ "-3.32%" ] }, { "label": "3 months", "cells": [ "-4.56%" ] }, { "label": "1 year", "cells": [ "-3.72%" ] }, { "label": "3 years", "cells": [ "2.91%" ] }, { "label": "5 years", "cells": [ "-2.05%" ] }, { "label": "10 years", "cells": [ "0.10%" ] } ] } ], "lists": { "items": [ "Expense ratio at or below 0.20% › The fund charges 0.15% a year, $15.00 on a $10,000 holding.", "Over $1B in net assets › Net assets total $41.6B.", "Pays a distribution › The distribution yield is 4.14%.", "Price up over one year › The price fell 6.56% over the past year." ] } }, { "id": "ch-analysis", "title": "IEF AI analysis and technical indicators", "text": [ "CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.", "The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.", "IEF, the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF, gives a mixed trend reading. The price of $91.09 is 0.11% above its 50-day average of $90.99, yet 3.03% below its 200-day average of $93.94. Trading 2.76% above the 52-week low of $88.64 and 7.10% below the 52-week high of $98.05, the fund sits close to the bottom of its yearly range. The 50-day average is also 3.13% below the 200-day, so the averages still lag the price. Recent gains sit against a weaker longer record: the price rose 1.21% over the past month, fell 2.64% over the past three months and fell 6.56% over the past year. The 14-day RSI of 60.8 is in the bullish zone, below the overbought line.", "The trend is mixed: IEF is above its 50-day average at $90.99 but below its 200-day average at $93.94. A close above the 200-day would turn both signals up, and a close below the 50-day would turn both down. The nearest levels are the 50-day SMA at $90.99 below and the 200-day SMA at $93.94 above.", "Momentum and trend for IEF, from its daily closes.", "As of October 27, 2026, with IEF at $91.09, its 14-day RSI is 60.8 (showing bullish momentum without being overbought), its 50-day simple moving average is $90.99 and its 200-day is $93.94.", "Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 27, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26). How we calculate these", "Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.", "As of October 27, 2026, IEF's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.06 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.02 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.07 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.19 with gold (XAU)." ], "lists": { "items": [ "RSI Bullish", "SMA cross Bearish", "Price vs SMA Bullish", "MACD Neutral" ] } }, { "id": "ch-plan", "title": "IEF trade plan: entry, stop loss and targets", "text": [ "Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.", "Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.", "Entry at the current price", "These levels come from IEF's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.", "Would this IEF plan have made money the last ten times?", "Your entry, stop and targets are set above. Replay them against IEF's own history and count how often the target hit before the stop.", "How much IEF tends to move, against the market and on its own." ], "lists": { "items": [ "Wins vs stops", "Best exit", "Max drawdown" ] }, "links": [ { "text": "Position Size", "url": "https://clearank.com/tools/position-size-calculator/" }, { "text": "Stop Loss", "url": "https://clearank.com/tools/stop-loss-calculator/" }, { "text": "Risk/Reward", "url": "https://clearank.com/tools/risk-reward-calculator/" }, { "text": "P&L Calculator", "url": "https://clearank.com/tools/profit-loss-calculator/" }, { "text": "Trailing Stop", "url": "https://clearank.com/tools/trailing-stop-calculator/" }, { "text": "Fibonacci", "url": "https://clearank.com/tools/fibonacci-calculator/" }, { "text": "Pivot Points", "url": "https://clearank.com/tools/pivot-point-calculator/" }, { "text": "Win Rate", "url": "https://clearank.com/tools/breakeven-win-rate-calculator/" }, { "text": "Expectancy", "url": "https://clearank.com/tools/trade-expectancy-calculator/" }, { "text": "Replay this plan on IEFStart free trial · $0 today", "url": "https://trade.clearank.com/portfolio/demo?utm_source=clearank&utm_medium=cta&utm_campaign=asset_plan&utm_content=trial7" } ] }, { "id": "ch-risk", "title": "IEF price history and drawdowns", "text": [ "IEF's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.", "As of October 27, 2026, IEF's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -23.7% (July 2020 to October 2023); it is still 12.7% below that peak, and 53% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.", "From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.", "What $10,000 put into IEF in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.", "Against the market: IEF trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $10,494 against $42,015.", "A $10,000 investment in IEF in October 2016 would be worth about $10,494 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,015 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).", "Which calendar months have been kind to IEF, and which have not.", "Strongest month, June: an average of +0.56%, up in 9 of 10 years.", "Weakest month, September: an average of -1.33%, up in 3 of 10 years.", "This month, October: has averaged -0.90%, up in 2 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.", "Over the last 10 years, IEF's strongest calendar month has been June (average +0.56%, up in 9 of 10 years) and its weakest September (average -1.33%, up in 3 of 10 years).", "Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included." ], "lists": { "items": [ "Average daily move under 2% › The price has moved 0.41% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).", "Recovered from its worst fall › The worst fall was 23.7%, from July 2020 to October 2023; the price is still 12.7% below that peak.", "Most 1-year holds ended higher › 53% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.", "Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins › $10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $10,494, against $42,015 in the S&P 500 (SPY)." ] } }, { "id": "ch-scenarios", "title": "IEF price prediction 2030", "text": [ "Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.", "Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in IEF, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.", "CleaRank's 4-year Monte Carlo simulation, based on 10 years of price history, projects that a $10,000 investment in IEF today could grow to about $10,850 by 2030 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $12,874 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $9,143. The simulation models price only; at today's 4.14% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.", "The same simulation in prices, year by year.", "CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $98.83 for IEF by 2030 in the base case, from $91.09 today (1.1x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $83.29. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on IEF's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.", "Method: a lognormal simulation of IEF's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles. How the simulation works", "What would IEF do to your portfolio?", "Add it to what you already hold. Ten-year backtest, the drawdown it brings, and how much of it is just the S&P in disguise." ], "tables": [ { "caption": "IEF simulated price paths by year", "columns": [ "Year", "10th percentile", "Base case", "90th percentile", "range base today" ], "rows": [ { "label": "2027", "cells": [ "$85.34", "$92.97", "$101", "" ] }, { "label": "2028", "cells": [ "$84.07", "$94.88", "$107", "" ] }, { "label": "2029", "cells": [ "$83.50", "$96.83", "$112", "" ] }, { "label": "2030", "cells": [ "$83.29", "$98.83", "$117", "" ] } ] } ], "lists": { "items": [ "10-year backtest", "Drawdown added", "Correlation" ] }, "links": [ { "text": "Backtest my portfolio with IEFStart free trial · $0 today", "url": "https://trade.clearank.com/portfolio/demo?utm_source=clearank&utm_medium=cta&utm_campaign=asset_longterm&utm_content=trial7" } ] }, { "id": "ch-faq", "title": "IEF ETF forecast: questions people ask", "text": [ "Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 27, 2026." ] }, { "id": "ch-related", "title": "Compare IEF with similar assets", "text": [ "Assets people compare with this one." ], "links": [ { "text": "IHI iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF NYSE $54.53 -0.93%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/ihi-etf-analysis/" }, { "text": "TSLL Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X ETF NASDAQ $11.63 +8.09%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/direxion-daily-tsla-bull-2x-tsll/" }, { "text": "VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF NYSE $156.64 +0.47%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/vanguard-total-world-stock-vt/" }, { "text": "LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF NYSE $104.30 +0.27%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/lqd-etf-analysis/" }, { "text": "ROBO Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF NYSE $75.52 +0.96%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/robo-etf-analysis/" }, { "text": "WIP State Street SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF NYSE $38.09 -0.55%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/wip-etf-analysis/" }, { "text": "IAUM iShares Gold Trust Micro NYSE $40.47 +1.20%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/iaum-etf-analysis/" }, { "text": "SLVR Sprott Silver Miners & Physical Silver ETF NASDAQ $48.02 +3.65%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/slvr-etf-analysis/" }, { "text": "VGT vs VOO Comparison Head-to-head analysis →", "url": "https://clearank.com/compare/vgt-vs-voo/" }, { "text": "COP vs OXY Comparison Head-to-head analysis →", "url": "https://clearank.com/compare/cop-vs-oxy/" }, { "text": "VRTX vs REGN Comparison Head-to-head analysis →", "url": "https://clearank.com/compare/vrtx-vs-regn/" } ] } ], "faq": [ { "question": "Is iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) a buy right now?", "answer": "CleaRank's model scores IEF 43/100, a Hold rating. Momentum carries the score: the 14-day RSI of 60.8 is in the bullish zone. The trend holds the score back, because the price is 3.03% below its 200-day average, and the 50-day average is 3.13% below the 200-day. This describes the data on this page and is not a personal recommendation." }, { "question": "How has iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) performed over the past year?", "answer": "Over the past year the price fell 6.56%. Over shorter periods it fell 2.64% in three months and rose 1.21% in the past month. It now trades 7.10% below its 52-week high of $98.05." }, { "question": "What does IEF cost to own?", "answer": "Each year, IEF charges an expense ratio of 0.15%, or $15.00 on a $10,000 holding. That cost is deducted from the fund's assets, not billed to the investor as a separate charge." }, { "question": "Does IEF pay a dividend?", "answer": "It does. IEF yields 4.14% in distributions. Yield is calculated as payout divided by price, so the figure moves whenever either of those changes." }, { "question": "What are the key price levels for IEF?", "answer": "Resistance sits overhead at the 200-day SMA of $93.94 and the 52-week high of $98.05. Support lies below at the 50-day SMA of $90.99 and the 20-day EMA of $90.38." }, { "question": "How volatile is IEF?", "answer": "On an average day, IEF's price shifts by 0.41%, based on the 30-day standard deviation of daily returns." }, { "question": "What is the 52-week range of IEF?", "answer": "Over the past 52 weeks, IEF has moved between $88.64 and $98.05. At $91.09, the price stands at 26% of that span, 2.76% above the low and 7.10% under the high." }, { "question": "Is IEF in an uptrend?", "answer": "Not clearly. iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) trades at $91.09, above its 50-day but below its 200-day moving average ($90.99 and $93.94). Its 14-day RSI on daily closes is 60.8, showing bullish momentum without being overbought." }, { "question": "What is IEF's biggest drop in the last 10 years?", "answer": "iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF)'s worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years was -23.7%, from July 2020 to October 2023 (with dividends reinvested). It has not regained that peak yet and is still 12.7% below it. Over the same period, 53% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain." }, { "question": "What are IEF's best and worst months?", "answer": "Over the last 10 years, June has been IEF's strongest month on average (+0.56%, rising in 9 of 10 years) and September its weakest (-1.33%, rising in 3 of 10 years). Seasonal averages describe the past and do not predict a given year." } ], "related": { "peopleAlsoWatch": [ { "ticker": "IHI", "name": "iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF NYSE", "price": "$54.53", "change": "-0.93%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/ihi-etf-analysis/" }, { "ticker": "TSLL", "name": "Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X ETF NASDAQ", "price": "$11.63", "change": "+8.09%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/direxion-daily-tsla-bull-2x-tsll/" }, { "ticker": "VT", "name": "Vanguard Total World Stock ETF NYSE", "price": "$156.64", "change": "+0.47%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/vanguard-total-world-stock-vt/" }, { "ticker": "LQD", "name": "iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF NYSE", "price": "$104.30", "change": "+0.27%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/lqd-etf-analysis/" }, { "ticker": "ROBO", "name": "Robo Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF NYSE", "price": "$75.52", "change": "+0.96%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/robo-etf-analysis/" }, { "ticker": "WIP", "name": "State Street SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF NYSE", "price": "$38.09", "change": "-0.55%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/wip-etf-analysis/" }, { "ticker": "IAUM", "name": "iShares Gold Trust Micro NYSE", "price": "$40.47", "change": "+1.20%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/iaum-etf-analysis/" }, { "ticker": "SLVR", "name": "Sprott Silver Miners & Physical Silver ETF NASDAQ", "price": "$48.02", "change": "+3.65%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/slvr-etf-analysis/" } ], "comparisons": [ { "ticker": "VGT vs VOO Comparison", "name": "", "url": "https://clearank.com/compare/vgt-vs-voo/" }, { "ticker": "COP vs OXY Comparison", "name": "", "url": "https://clearank.com/compare/cop-vs-oxy/" }, { "ticker": "VRTX vs REGN Comparison", "name": "", "url": "https://clearank.com/compare/vrtx-vs-regn/" } ], "Newly Tracked": [ { "ticker": "SQQQ", "text": "ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/proshares-ultrapro-short-qqq-sqqq/" }, { "ticker": "IEMG", "text": "iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/ishares-core-msci-emerging-markets-iemg/" }, { "ticker": "AGG", "text": "iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/ishares-core-us-aggregate-bond-agg/" }, { "ticker": "IEFA", "text": "iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/ishares-core-msci-eafe-iefa/" }, { "ticker": "VEA", "text": "Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/vanguard-ftse-developed-markets-vea/" } ], "Top Movers (24h)": [ { "ticker": "SOXL", "text": "↑ 8.31%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/direxion-semiconductor-bull-soxl/" }, { "ticker": "LITE", "text": "↑ 8.19%", "url": "https://clearank.com/stock/lumentum-lite/" }, { "ticker": "TSLL", "text": "↑ 8.09%", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/direxion-daily-tsla-bull-2x-tsll/" }, { "ticker": "NU", "text": "↓ 16.95%", "url": "https://clearank.com/stock/nu-holdings-nu/" }, { "ticker": "SOFI", "text": "↑ 13.42%", "url": "https://clearank.com/stock/sofi-technologies-sofi/" } ], "Also in Long Government ETFs": [ { "ticker": "TLT", "text": "iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond", "url": "https://clearank.com/etf/treasury-bond-tlt/" } ] }, "schema": [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Place", "@id": "https://clearank.com/#place", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Beni Berman 2", "addressLocality": "Netanya", "addressRegion": "Center", "postalCode": "4249330", "addressCountry": "IL" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://clearank.com/#organization", "name": "CleaRank", "alternateName": "CleaRank Financial AI", "url": "https://clearank.com", "description": "CleaRank is where retail traders research a trade and practice it before risking money. 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The trend holds the score back, because the price is 3.03% below its 200-day average, and the 50-day average is 3.13% below the 200-day. This describes the data on this page and is not a personal recommendation." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How has iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) performed over the past year?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Over the past year the price fell 6.56%. Over shorter periods it fell 2.64% in three months and rose 1.21% in the past month. It now trades 7.10% below its 52-week high of $98.05." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What does IEF cost to own?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Each year, IEF charges an expense ratio of 0.15%, or $15.00 on a $10,000 holding. That cost is deducted from the fund's assets, not billed to the investor as a separate charge." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Does IEF pay a dividend?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "It does. IEF yields 4.14% in distributions. Yield is calculated as payout divided by price, so the figure moves whenever either of those changes." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What are the key price levels for IEF?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Resistance sits overhead at the 200-day SMA of $93.94 and the 52-week high of $98.05. Support lies below at the 50-day SMA of $90.99 and the 20-day EMA of $90.38." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "How volatile is IEF?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "On an average day, IEF's price shifts by 0.41%, based on the 30-day standard deviation of daily returns." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is the 52-week range of IEF?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Over the past 52 weeks, IEF has moved between $88.64 and $98.05. At $91.09, the price stands at 26% of that span, 2.76% above the low and 7.10% under the high." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is IEF in an uptrend?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Not clearly. iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) trades at $91.09, above its 50-day but below its 200-day moving average ($90.99 and $93.94). Its 14-day RSI on daily closes is 60.8, showing bullish momentum without being overbought." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What is IEF's biggest drop in the last 10 years?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF)'s worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years was -23.7%, from July 2020 to October 2023 (with dividends reinvested). It has not regained that peak yet and is still 12.7% below it. Over the same period, 53% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What are IEF's best and worst months?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Over the last 10 years, June has been IEF's strongest month on average (+0.56%, rising in 9 of 10 years) and September its weakest (-1.33%, rising in 3 of 10 years). Seasonal averages describe the past and do not predict a given year." } } ] } ] }