Which returned more over the last year, BND or EDV?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and EDV returned −10.8%, so BND returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BND or EDV?

BND charges 0.03% a year and EDV charges 0.05%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BND vs EDV: how they differ

BND and EDV are both bond index funds, and over the year BND returned more, −0.7% against −10.8%.

Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund and Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund.

BND and EDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BND Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	US aggregate bonds	Extended Duration Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−0.7%	−10.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.2 pts	−28.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.05%
Holdings	not filed	82

BND in plain words

BND is a bond fund tracking the US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

EDV in plain words

EDV is a bond fund tracking the Extended Duration Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −10.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 57.3% below its high of Mar 9, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or EDV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −0.7% and EDV returned −10.8%, so BND returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BND or EDV?: BND charges 0.03% a year and EDV charges 0.05%, so BND is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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