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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VTEB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or VTEB?

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

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and VTEB 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 VTEB
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	University of California 0.12%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	State of California 0.11%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

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 VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Extended Duration Treasury	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.03%
Holdings	82	10185

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.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% 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 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so VTEB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or VTEB?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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