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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, EDV or IUSB?

EDV is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EDV vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EDV's duration was 23.3 years on May 31, 2026 and IUSB's 5.5 on Jul 31, 2026; EDV charges 0.05% to IUSB's 0.06%.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF, and $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EDV costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.1 points; IUSB is 13.4 times larger.

EDV vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	IUSB
Return
Measure	EDV	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	−13.3%	−1.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EDV	IUSB
Below its high	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	EDV	IUSB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	EDV	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.6bn	$48.1bn
Holdings
Measure	EDV	IUSB
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and IUSB 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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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EDV IUSB

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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 IUSB

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Securities, due Aug 25, 2056 0.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2029 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.37%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.36%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 0.35%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 0.34%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.34%

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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD 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 Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year −13.3% −1.2%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.06%

Holdings 81 18338

Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.6bn $49.8bn

EDV and IUSB 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.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or IUSB?: EDV is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

BOND vs EDV EDV vs IGSB EDV vs SGOV EDV vs IEI IUSB vs VGLT IUSB vs TLT IUSB vs SMTH FTCB vs IUSB

Where to next

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

Sources and dates

EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for EDV ↗

IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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