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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and SHY +1.6%.

Which is cheaper, EDV or SHY?

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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

EDV vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EDV's duration was 23.3 years on May 31, 2026 and SHY's 1.8 on Aug 31, 2026; EDV charges 0.05% to SHY's 0.15%.

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Net assets: $3.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF, and $27.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

+1.6%

SHY total return, 1 year

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

0.15%

SHY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EDV costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.9 points; SHY is 7.3 times larger.

EDV vs SHY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	SHY
Return
Measure	EDV	SHY
Total return, 1 year	−13.3%	+1.6%
Drawdown
Measure	EDV	SHY
Below its high	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	EDV	SHY
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index	ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	EDV	SHY
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.6bn	$26.3bn
Holdings
Measure	EDV	SHY
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 SHY 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 SHY

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 SHY

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2028 1.97%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2028 1.71%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2028 1.61%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2029 1.51%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2029 1.49%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2027 1.48%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 30, 2029 1.47%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2028 1.40%

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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond 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 1-3 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year −13.3% +1.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.7% (BBSB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs BBSB

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.15%

Holdings 81 90

Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SHY as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.6bn $27.4bn

EDV and SHY 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.

SHY

SHY tracks an index of 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +1.7% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or SHY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and SHY +1.6%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or SHY?: 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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Sources and dates

EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for EDV ↗

SHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SHY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SHY ↗

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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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