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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and IAU +2.7%.

Which is cheaper, EDV or IAU?

EDV is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EDV vs IAU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EDV is a bond index fund and IAU a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IAU returned +2.7% against −13.3%.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF, and $60.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Gold Trust.

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At a glance

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

+2.7%

IAU total return, 1 year

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

0.25%

IAU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EDV costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.0 points; IAU is 17.3 times larger.

EDV vs IAU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	IAU
Return
Measure	EDV	IAU
Total return, 1 year	−13.3%	+2.7%
Drawdown
Measure	EDV	IAU
Below its high	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020	24.6%, high on Jan 29, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EDV	IAU
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index	Gold
Cost and size
Measure	EDV	IAU
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.6bn	$62.2bn
Holdings
Measure	EDV	IAU
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF IAU iShares Gold Trust

Where it sits Bond ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Vanguard iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury Holds gold

Total return, 1 year −13.3% +2.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +2.5% (GLD)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.2 pts vs GLD

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.25%

Holdings 81 not counted

Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and IAU as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.6bn $60.1bn

EDV and IAU 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.

IAU

Its expense ratio is 0.25% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

IAU holds gold. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +2.5% for its benchmark, the price of gold. It sat 24.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or IAU?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and IAU +2.7%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or IAU?: EDV is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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

Sources and dates

EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for EDV ↗

iShares page for IAU ↗

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