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

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EDV vs PFF: how they differ

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

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund and iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and PFF 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 EDVOnly in PFF
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.82%BOEING CO 3.54%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.76%ORACLE CORPORATION 2.31%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.72%SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.30%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.70%ALPHABET INC 2.24%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.68%HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.06%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.65%ALBEMARLE CORP 1.12%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 0.89%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.57%BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES UNITS 0.74%

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 PFF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EDV
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund
PFF
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardiShares
What it isExtended Duration TreasuryPreferred and Income Securities
Total return, 1 year−10.8%−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−28.3 pts−18.3 pts
Expense ratio0.05%0.45%
Holdings82461

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.

PFF in plain words

PFF is an index equity fund tracking the Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 461 positions, with the top ten at 23.1%. It sat 3.2% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or PFF?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −10.8% and PFF returned −0.8%, so PFF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EDV or PFF?
EDV charges 0.05% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so EDV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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EDV against PFF, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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