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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and VIG returned +12.4%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or VIG?

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

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and VIG 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 VIG
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	Broadcom Inc 5.21%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	Apple Inc 4.10%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	Microsoft Corp 3.99%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.61%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	Eli Lilly & Co 3.36%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	Exxon Mobil Corp 2.92%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	Walmart Inc 2.62%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	Johnson & Johnson 2.51%

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 VIG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Extended Duration Treasury	Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	+12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	−5.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.04%
Holdings	82	332

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.

VIG in plain words

VIG is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.4% 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. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or VIG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and VIG returned +12.4%, so VIG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or VIG?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and VIG charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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