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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or VUSB?

EDV charges 0.05% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so EDV 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 VUSB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and VUSB 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 VUSB
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	US Bancorp 0.51%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	Truist Bank 0.45%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

EDV and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Extended Duration Treasury	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.10%
Holdings	82	1281

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.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or VUSB?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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