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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so VCLT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or VCLT?

EDV charges 0.05% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT 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 VCLT: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and VCLT 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 VCLT
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Extended Duration Treasury	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.03%
Holdings	82	2775

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.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so VCLT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or VCLT?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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