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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or VGSH?

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

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and VGSH 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 VGSH
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Extended Duration Treasury	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.03%
Holdings	82	91

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.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or VGSH?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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