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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and MBB returned −0.1%, so MBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, EDV or MBB?

EDV charges 0.05% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB 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 MBB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and iShares MBS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and MBB 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 MBB
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%	BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 7.26%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%	GNMA2 SF 30YR 0.09%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%	GNMA II 30YR SF - JUMBO-CONFORMING 0.08%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%	GNMA2 SINGLE FAMILY 30YR 0.04%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%	GNMA II 30YR 0.03%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%	GNMA2 30YR TBA(REG C) 0.03%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%	UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.03%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%	FNMA 30YR UMBS MEGA REMIC SUPER 0.02%

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 MBB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund	MBB iShares MBS ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Extended Duration Treasury	Mbs
Total return, 1 year	−10.8%	−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−28.3 pts	−17.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.04%
Holdings	82	2599

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.

MBB in plain words

MBB is a bond fund tracking the Mbs. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or MBB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and MBB returned −0.1%, so MBB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or MBB?: EDV charges 0.05% a year and MBB charges 0.04%, so MBB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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