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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and EFA returned +18.2%, so EFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or EFA?

EDV charges 0.05% a year and EFA charges 0.32%, so EDV 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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EDV vs EFA: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and iShares MSCI EAFE ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and EFA 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 EDV	Only in EFA
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	ASML Holding N.V. 2.60%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.36%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	Novartis AG 1.30%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	Nestle S.A. 1.21%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	SHELL PLC 1.20%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.05%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.98%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

EDV and EFA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Extended Duration Treasury	Developed markets ex US
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	+18.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	+0.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.32%
Holdings	82	705

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.

EFA in plain words

EFA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 705 positions, with the top ten at 13.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or EFA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and EFA returned +18.2%, so EFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or EFA?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and EFA charges 0.32%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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