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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and HYG +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, EDV or HYG?

EDV is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 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 HYG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EDV's duration was 23.3 years on May 31, 2026 and HYG's 2.9 on Aug 31, 2026; EDV charges 0.05% to HYG's 0.49%.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF, and $17.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

+1.3%

HYG total return, 1 year

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

0.49%

HYG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EDV costs 0.44 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.6 points; HYG is 4.7 times larger.

EDV vs HYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	HYG
Return
Measure	EDV	HYG
Total return, 1 year	−13.3%	+1.3%
Drawdown
Measure	EDV	HYG
Below its high	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	EDV	HYG
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index	Markit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index
Cost and size
Measure	EDV	HYG
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.49%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.6bn	$16.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EDV	HYG
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EDV HYG

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 HYG

1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.50%

Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.45%

EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.43%

PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.34%

Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.32%

Cloud Software Group LLC, due Mar 31, 2029 0.32%

Cloud Software Group LLC, due Sep 30, 2029 0.32%

Galaxy Helios Data Centers II LLC, due Aug 1, 2031 0.30%

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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate 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 US high yield bonds

Total return, 1 year −13.3% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.2% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +2.5 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.49%

Holdings 81 1332

Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and HYG as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.6bn $17.5bn

EDV and HYG 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.

HYG

HYG tracks an index of US high yield bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or HYG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and HYG +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or HYG?: EDV is cheaper, by 0.44 percentage points a year. That is about $44 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for EDV ↗

HYG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HYG ↗

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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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