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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 USHY: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and USHY 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 USHY
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26%

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 USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EDV
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
USHY
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardiShares
What it isExtended Duration TreasuryBroad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year−10.8%+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−28.3 pts−14.2 pts
Expense ratio0.05%0.08%
Holdings821894

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.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or USHY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and USHY returned +3.3%, so USHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or USHY?
EDV charges 0.05% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EDV against USHY, 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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