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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 QQQ: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and Invesco QQQ Trust.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and QQQ 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 QQQ
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%NVIDIA Corp. 8.16%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%Apple Inc. 7.29%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%Microsoft Corp. 5.32%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%Micron Technology, Inc. 4.80%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%Amazon.com, Inc. 4.62%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 3.70%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%Alphabet Inc. 3.52%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%Tesla, Inc. 3.46%

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 May 31, 2026.

EDV and QQQ on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EDV
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
QQQ
Invesco QQQ Trust
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardInvesco
What it isExtended Duration TreasuryNasdaq-100, book from QQQM
Total return, 1 year−10.8%+23.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−28.3 pts+5.5 pts
Expense ratio0.05%0.18%
Holdings82101

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.

QQQ in plain words

QQQ is an index equity fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 47.5%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or QQQ?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and QQQ returned +23.0%, so QQQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or QQQ?
EDV charges 0.05% a year and QQQ charges 0.18%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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