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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so SPHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or SPHD?

EDV charges 0.05% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, 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 SPHD: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and SPHD 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 SPHD
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	Verizon Communications Inc. 3.49%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	Altria Group, Inc. 3.45%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	Healthpeak Properties, Inc. 3.24%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	Kraft Heinz Co. (The) 3.03%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	Pfizer Inc. 2.99%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	Franklin Resources, Inc. 2.82%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	VICI Properties Inc. 2.68%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	ONEOK, Inc. 2.66%

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 SPHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	SPHD Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Invesco
What it is	Extended Duration Treasury	S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	+8.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	−8.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.30%
Holdings	82	49

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.

SPHD in plain words

SPHD is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 49 positions, with the top ten at 29.3%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or SPHD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and SPHD returned +8.6%, so SPHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or SPHD?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and SPHD charges 0.30%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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