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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and JNK +1.7%.

Which is cheaper, EDV or JNK?

EDV is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EDV vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EDV's duration was 23.3 years on May 31, 2026 and JNK's 3.4 on Jun 30, 2026; EDV charges 0.05% to JNK's 0.40%.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF, and $5.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

+1.7%

JNK total return, 1 year

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

0.40%

JNK expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EDV costs 0.35 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.0 points; JNK is 1.8 times larger.

EDV vs JNK: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	JNK
Return
Measure	EDV	JNK
Total return, 1 year	−13.3%	+1.7%
Drawdown
Measure	EDV	JNK
Below its high	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	EDV	JNK
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index	Bloomberg High Yield Very Liquid Index
Cost and size
Measure	EDV	JNK
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.40%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.6bn	$6.5bn
Holdings
Measure	EDV	JNK
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 JNK 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 JNK

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 JNK

1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.63%

Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.56%

EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.51%

PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.48%

Cloud Software Group Inc, due Mar 31, 2029 0.41%

Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.40%

DISH Network Corp, due Nov 15, 2027 0.40%

SV RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due Mar 1, 2031 0.39%

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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF JNK State Street SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury Tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond

Total return, 1 year −13.3% +1.7%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.1 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.40%

Holdings 81 1142

Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and JNK as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.6bn $5.9bn

EDV and JNK 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.

JNK

JNK tracks the Bloomberg High Yield Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or JNK?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and JNK +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or JNK?: EDV is cheaper, by 0.35 percentage points a year. That is about $35 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for EDV ↗

JNK filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

JNK 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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