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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and JAAA +4.7%.

Which is cheaper, EDV or JAAA?

EDV is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EDV vs JAAA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EDV's duration was 23.3 years on May 31, 2026 and JAAA's 0.0 on Jul 31, 2026; EDV charges 0.05% to JAAA's 0.20%.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF, and $32.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF.

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At a glance

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

+4.7%

JAAA total return, 1 year

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

0.20%

JAAA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EDV costs 0.15 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.0 points.

EDV vs JAAA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	JAAA
Return
Measure	EDV	JAAA
Total return, 1 year	−13.3%	+4.7%
Drawdown
Measure	EDV	JAAA
Below its high	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	EDV	JAAA
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	EDV	JAAA
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.20%
Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026	$3.6bn	$32.5bn
Holdings
Measure	EDV	JAAA
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 JAAA 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 JAAA

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 JAAA

KKR CLO 35 Ltd., Series 35A, Class AR, due Jan 20, 2038 0.85%

AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd., Series 2020-1A, Class A1R2, due Oct 15, 2038 0.78%

Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd., Series 2020-16A, Class A1R2, due Jan 19, 2038 0.73%

Palmer Square CLO Ltd., Series 2018-2A, Class A1R2, due Apr 16, 2037 0.68%

Ares LXI CLO Ltd., Series 2021-61A, Class A1R2, due Apr 20, 2037 0.68%

Carlyle US CLO Ltd., Series 2021-8A, Class A1R, due Oct 15, 2038 0.62%

WISE CLO Ltd., Series 2024-1A, Class AR, due Apr 15, 2037 0.62%

Magnetite XXXII Ltd., Series 2022-32A, Class AR, due Oct 15, 2037 0.60%

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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard Janus Henderson

What it is Tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −13.3% +4.7%

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.20%

Holdings 81 598

Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and JAAA as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.6bn $32.5bn

EDV and JAAA 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.

JAAA

JAAA is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or JAAA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and JAAA +4.7%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or JAAA?: EDV is cheaper, by 0.15 percentage points a year. That is about $15 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for EDV ↗

JAAA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JAAA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Janus Henderson page for JAAA ↗

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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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