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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EDV vs IEFA: how they differ

EDV and IEFA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IEFA returned more over the year.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and IEFA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EDVOnly in IEFA
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%ASML HOLDING 2.62%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.40%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.18%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%SHELL PLC 1.09%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.00%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%NOVARTIS AG 0.99%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%NESTLE SA 0.97%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.94%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

EDV and IEFA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EDV
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
IEFA
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardiShares
What it isExtended Duration TreasuryCore MSCI EAFE
Total return, 1 year−10.8%+18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−28.3 pts+0.5 pts
Expense ratio0.05%0.07%
Holdings821650

EDV in plain words

EDV is a bond fund tracking the Extended Duration Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −10.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 57.3% below its high of Mar 9, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

IEFA in plain words

IEFA is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1650 positions, with the top ten at 12.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or IEFA?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and IEFA returned +18.0%, so IEFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or IEFA?
EDV charges 0.05% a year and IEFA charges 0.07%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EDV against IEFA, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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