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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and EDV returned −10.8%, so BSV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or EDV?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and EDV charges 0.05%, so BSV 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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BSV vs EDV: how they differ

BSV and EDV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and BSV returned more over the year.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and EDV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BSV	Only in EDV
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

BSV and EDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Short-Term Bond	Extended Duration Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	−10.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	−28.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.05%
Holdings	3185	82

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% 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.

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, BSV or EDV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and EDV returned −10.8%, so BSV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or EDV?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and EDV charges 0.05%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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