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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and GOVT −1.5%.

Which is cheaper, EDV or GOVT?

Neither: EDV and GOVT both charge 0.05% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EDV vs GOVT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EDV's duration was 23.3 years on May 31, 2026 and GOVT's 5.5 on Jul 31, 2026; both charge 0.05%.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF, and $42.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

−1.5%

GOVT total return, 1 year

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

0.05%

GOVT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.05% a year; their one-year returns differ by 11.8 points; GOVT is 11.5 times larger.

EDV vs GOVT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	GOVT
Return
Measure	EDV	GOVT
Total return, 1 year	−13.3%	−1.5%
Drawdown
Measure	EDV	GOVT
Below its high	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020	8.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	EDV	GOVT
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index	ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	EDV	GOVT
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.6bn	$41.4bn
Holdings
Measure	EDV	GOVT
Holdings in common	0%

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

Risk and return

Mar 2, 2012 to Oct 23, 2026 · 764 weekly returns

EDV GOVT

Return

Total return edge GOVT −5.6% +18.4%

Annualized edge GOVT −0.4% +1.2%

Price return edge GOVT −48.8% −10.6%

Risk

Volatility edge GOVT 19.4% 4.5%

Max drawdown edge GOVT −59.7% −18.7%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge EDV −0.01 −0.11

Sortino edge EDV −0.02 −0.15

Calmar edge GOVT −0.01 0.06

Reading

GOVT returned more: +18.4% to −5.6%. GOVT swung less: 4.5% to 19.4%. GOVT fell less at its worst: −18.7% to −59.7%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: EDV vs GOVT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	GOVT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−5.6%	+18.4%	GOVT	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−0.4%	+1.2%	GOVT	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−48.8%	−10.6%	GOVT	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	19.4%	4.5%	GOVT	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	14.0%	3.3%	GOVT	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−59.7%	−18.7%	GOVT	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.01	−0.11	EDV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.02	−0.15	EDV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.01	0.06	GOVT	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 764 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and GOVT 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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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EDV GOVT

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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 GOVT

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 5.28%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2029 2.95%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2028 2.63%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2028 2.08%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2028 1.62%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2046 1.48%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2042 1.46%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2051 1.46%

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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF GOVT iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury Tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year −13.3% −1.5%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.05%

Holdings 81 229

Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and GOVT as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.6bn $42.8bn

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

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EDV and GOVT do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. EDV follows Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index and GOVT follows ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 EDV returned −13.3% and GOVT −1.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 11.8 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

GOVT

GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or GOVT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and GOVT −1.5%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or GOVT?: Neither: EDV and GOVT both charge 0.05% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EDV on its own →GOVT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EDV dividend history →EDV holdings →GOVT dividend history →GOVT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for EDV ↗

GOVT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GOVT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for GOVT ↗

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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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