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EDV vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On May 31, 2026 EDV's duration was 23.3 years and VCSH's 2.7; VCSH charges 0.03% to EDV's 0.05%.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $3.6bn for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF and $43.9bn for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

EDV on its own →VCSH on its own →
At a glance
−13.3%
EDV total return, 1 year
+1.3%
VCSH total return, 1 year
0.05%
EDV expense ratio
0.03%
VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.6 points; VCSH is 12.2 times larger.

EDV vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEDVVCSH
Return
Total return, 1 year−13.3%+1.3%
Drawdown
Below its high57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond IndexBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.05%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$3.6bn$43.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EDV VCSH
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 VCSH
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.83%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Dec 20, 2028 0.23%
ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.21%
CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2028 0.20%
T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.19%
BOEING CO, due May 1, 2030 0.19%
WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.18%
JPMORGAN CHASE, due Apr 23, 2032 0.18%
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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury Tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year −13.3% +1.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.3% (SCHJ)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHJ
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.03%
Holdings 81 3064
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.6bn $43.9bn

EDV and VCSH 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.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or VCSH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or VCSH?
VCSH is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 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 →VCSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →EDV dividend history →EDV holdings →VCSH dividend history →VCSH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
EDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for EDV ↗
VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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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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