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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and MBB −0.8%.

Which is cheaper, EDV or MBB?

MBB 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 MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EDV's duration was 23.3 years on May 31, 2026 and MBB's 5.7 on Aug 31, 2026; MBB charges 0.04% to EDV's 0.05%.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF, and $35.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MBS ETF.

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At a glance

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

−0.8%

MBB total return, 1 year

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

0.04%

MBB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MBB costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.5 points; MBB is 10.1 times larger.

EDV vs MBB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	MBB
Return
Measure	EDV	MBB
Total return, 1 year	−13.3%	−0.8%
Drawdown
Measure	EDV	MBB
Below its high	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	EDV	MBB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index
Cost and size
Measure	EDV	MBB
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.6bn	$36.2bn
Holdings
Measure	EDV	MBB
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and MBB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EDV MBB

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 MBB

Ginnie Mae, due Sep 1, 2056 1.05%

Freddie Mac Pool, due May 1, 2051 0.98%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.85%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Sep 1, 2056 0.70%

Ginnie Mae, due Sep 1, 2056 0.53%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due Nov 20, 2054 0.51%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due Oct 20, 2051 0.51%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due Dec 20, 2051 0.50%

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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF MBB iShares MBS 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 mortgage-backed securities

Total return, 1 year −13.3% −0.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.1% (SPMB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.3 pts vs SPMB

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.04%

Holdings 81 10813

Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and MBB as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.6bn $35.5bn

EDV and MBB 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.

MBB

MBB tracks an index of mortgage-backed securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.1% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. MBS Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or MBB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and MBB −0.8%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or MBB?: MBB 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.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for EDV ↗

MBB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

MBB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for MBB ↗

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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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