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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and EMB −0.4%.

Which is cheaper, EDV or EMB?

EDV is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EDV vs EMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EDV's duration was 23.3 years on May 31, 2026 and EMB's 6.5 on Jul 31, 2026; EDV charges 0.05% to EMB's 0.39%.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF, and $13.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

−0.4%

EMB total return, 1 year

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

0.39%

EMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EDV costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.9 points; EMB is 3.6 times larger.

EDV vs EMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	EMB
Return
Measure	EDV	EMB
Total return, 1 year	−13.3%	−0.4%
Drawdown
Measure	EDV	EMB
Below its high	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020	3.5%, high on Jun 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EDV	EMB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index	J.P. Morgan EMBI Global Core Index
Cost and size
Measure	EDV	EMB
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.39%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.6bn	$12.9bn
Holdings
Measure	EDV	EMB
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and EMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EDV EMB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in EDV

STRIPS, due May 15, 2046 1.83%

STRIP PRINC, due May 15, 2046 1.76%

STRIPS, due Aug 15, 2046 1.72%

STRIP PRINC, due Aug 15, 2046 1.70%

STRIPS, due Nov 15, 2046 1.68%

STRIP PRINC, due Aug 15, 2055 1.65%

STRIPS, due Feb 15, 2047 1.60%

STRIP PRINC, due Nov 15, 2055 1.57%

Only in EMB

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2035 1.21%

Ecuador Government International Bonds, due Jul 31, 2035 0.78%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jan 9, 2038 0.70%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2030 0.65%

Argentina Republic Government International Bonds, due Jul 9, 2041 0.57%

Ghana Government International Bonds, due Jul 3, 2035 0.55%

Uruguay Government International Bonds, due Jun 18, 2050 0.51%

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.50%

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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury Tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond

Total return, 1 year −13.3% −0.4%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.39%

Holdings 81 622

Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and EMB as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.6bn $13.2bn

EDV and EMB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

EDV

EDV tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −13.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 57.0% below its high of Mar 9, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

EMB

EMB tracks the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or EMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and EMB −0.4%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or EMB?: EDV is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for EDV ↗

EMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EMB ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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