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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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EDV vs GARP: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and GARP 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 EDVOnly in GARP
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%KLA CORP 6.46%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 6.07%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%APPLE INC 4.44%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%NVIDIA CORP 4.16%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%MICROSOFT CORP 4.10%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%BROADCOM INC 3.96%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%LAM RESEARCH CORP 3.79%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%ELI LILLY & COMPANY 3.73%

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.

EDV and GARP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EDV
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
GARP
iShares MSCI USA Quality GARP ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardiShares
What it isExtended Duration TreasuryMSCI USA Quality GARP
Total return, 1 year−10.8%+29.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−28.3 pts+12.0 pts
Expense ratio0.05%0.15%
Holdings82131

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.

GARP in plain words

GARP is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Quality GARP. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +29.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 131 positions, with the top ten at 43.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or GARP?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and GARP returned +29.5%, so GARP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or GARP?
EDV charges 0.05% a year and GARP charges 0.15%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EDV against GARP, 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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