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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and SPSB +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, EDV or SPSB?

SPSB 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.

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EDV vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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EDV's duration was 23.3 years on May 31, 2026 and SPSB's 1.8 on Jun 30, 2026; SPSB 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 $11.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−13.3%

EDV total return, 1 year

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

0.05%

EDV expense ratio

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.5 points; SPSB is 3.1 times larger.

EDV vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EDV	SPSB
Return
Measure	EDV	SPSB
Total return, 1 year	−13.3%	+2.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EDV	SPSB
Below its high	57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	EDV	SPSB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	EDV	SPSB
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.6bn	$11.1bn
Holdings
Measure	EDV	SPSB
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and SPSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EDV SPSB

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 SPSB

Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2029 0.56%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.44%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.42%

Citigroup Inc, due Mar 4, 2029 0.42%

Morgan Stanley, due Apr 10, 2030 0.38%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 25, 2028 0.38%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2028 0.37%

Sprint Capital Corp, due Nov 15, 2028 0.37%

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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard State Street

What it is Tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year −13.3% +2.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.6 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.04%

Holdings 81 1684

Net assets, EDV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.6bn $11.3bn

EDV and SPSB 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.

SPSB

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or SPSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or SPSB?: SPSB 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 →SPSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EDV dividend history →EDV holdings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for EDV ↗

SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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