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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and HYMB −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, EDV or HYMB?

EDV is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 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 HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EDV's duration was 23.3 years on May 31, 2026 and HYMB's 7.3 on Jun 30, 2026; EDV charges 0.05% to HYMB's 0.35%.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF, and $3.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EDV costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.3 points.

EDV vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	HYMB
Return
Measure	EDV	HYMB
Total return, 1 year	−13.3%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	EDV	HYMB
Below its high	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EDV	HYMB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	EDV	HYMB
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.6bn	$3.7bn
Holdings
Measure	EDV	HYMB
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and HYMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EDV HYMB

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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 HYMB

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2058 2.49%

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2058 1.52%

BUCKEYE OH TOBACCO SETTLEMENT FING AUTH, due Jun 1, 2055 1.25%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Jul 1, 2041 0.63%

PUERTO RICO SALES TAX FING CORP SALES TAX REVENUE, due Jul 1, 2053 0.61%

PUERTO RICO CMWLTH, due Jul 1, 2046 0.54%

NEW YORK ST LIBERTY DEV CORP LIBERTY REVENUE, due Nov 15, 2044 0.46%

MET PIER & EXPOSITION AUTH IL REVENUE, due Dec 15, 2042 0.43%

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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond

Total return, 1 year −13.3% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.4 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.35%

Holdings 81 2105

Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and HYMB as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.6bn $3.8bn

EDV and HYMB 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.

HYMB

HYMB tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or HYMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or HYMB?: EDV is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for EDV ↗

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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