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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 JAAA: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and JAAA 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 JAAA
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%KKR CLO 35 Ltd. 0.96%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd. 0.88%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd. 0.82%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd. 0.80%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.70%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.67%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%Regatta XIX Funding Ltd. 0.67%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%Magnetite XXXII Ltd. 0.67%

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 JAAA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EDV
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
JAAA
Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardJanus
What it isExtended Duration TreasuryHenderson AAA CLO
Total return, 1 year−10.8%+4.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−28.3 pts−12.6 pts
Expense ratio0.05%0.20%
Holdings82600

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.

JAAA in plain words

JAAA is an index equity fund tracking the Henderson AAA CLO. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 600 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or JAAA?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and JAAA returned +4.9%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or JAAA?
EDV charges 0.05% a year and JAAA charges 0.20%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EDV against JAAA, 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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