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

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BOXX vs EDV: how they differ

BOXX is a short-term Treasury fund and EDV a bond index fund, and over the year BOXX returned more, +4.0% against −10.8%.

Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF and Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund.

BOXX and EDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BOXX
Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF
EDV
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerAlphaVanguard
What it is1-3 Month BoxExtended Duration Treasury
Total return, 1 year+4.0%−10.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−13.5 pts−28.3 pts
Expense ratio0.19%0.05%
Holdingsnot filed82

BOXX in plain words

BOXX is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 1-3 Month Box. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

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, BOXX or EDV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and EDV returned −10.8%, so BOXX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or EDV?
BOXX charges 0.19% a year and EDV charges 0.05%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BOXX against EDV, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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