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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and LQD returned −2.7%, so LQD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or LQD?

EDV charges 0.05% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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EDV vs LQD: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and LQD 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 EDV	Only in LQD
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%

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 LQD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Extended Duration Treasury	US investment grade bonds
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.14%
Holdings	82	3149

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.

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or LQD?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and LQD returned −2.7%, so LQD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or LQD?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and LQD charges 0.14%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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