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EDV vs QUAL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EDV returned −13.3% to QUAL's +13.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF, and $48.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF.

At a glance
−13.3%
EDV total return, 1 year
+13.1%
QUAL total return, 1 year
0.05%
EDV expense ratio
0.15%
QUAL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EDV costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 26.4 points; QUAL is 13.3 times larger.

EDV vs QUAL: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEDVQUAL
Return
Total return, 1 year−13.3%+13.1%
Drawdown
Below its high57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond IndexMSCI USA Sector Neutral Quality Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.05%0.15%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$3.6bn$47.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight97%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund44.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and QUAL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EDV QUAL
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Only in EDV
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.91%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.84%
United States Treasury Strip Principal 1.73%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.62%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.62%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.61%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.60%
United States Treasury Strip Coupon 1.59%
Only in QUAL
MICROSOFT 8.09%
APPLE 7.38%
NVIDIA 6.28%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 4.06%
ELI LILLY 4.04%
TJX 3.50%
VISA CLASS A 3.44%
LAM RESEARCH 2.84%
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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury Tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor
Total return, 1 year −13.3% +13.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.5 pts vs MLRG
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.15%
Holdings 81 119
Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and QUAL as of Oct 28, 2026 $3.6bn $48.2bn

EDV and QUAL 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.

QUAL

QUAL tracks the MSCI USA Quality Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 119 positions, with the top ten at 44.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or QUAL?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and QUAL +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or QUAL?
EDV is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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