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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or SPSB?

EDV charges 0.05% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB 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 SPSB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and SPSB 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 SPSB
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%

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 SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	State Street
What it is	Extended Duration Treasury	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.04%
Holdings	82	1599

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.

SPSB in plain words

SPSB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so SPSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or SPSB?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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