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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and IAU returned +19.2%, so IAU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or IAU?

EDV charges 0.05% a year and IAU charges 0.25%, 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 IAU: how they differ

EDV is a bond index fund and IAU a commodity fund, and over the year IAU returned more, +19.2% against −10.8%.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and iShares Gold Trust.

EDV and IAU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	IAU iShares Gold Trust
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Extended Duration Treasury	Gold
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	+19.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	+1.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.25%
Holdings	82	not filed

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.

IAU in plain words

IAU is a commodity fund tracking the Gold. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 19.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or IAU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and IAU returned +19.2%, so IAU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or IAU?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and IAU charges 0.25%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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