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EDV vs VHT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EDV returned −13.3% to VHT's +25.0%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $3.6bn for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF and $19.1bn for Vanguard Health Care ETF.

At a glance
−13.3%
EDV total return, 1 year
+25.0%
VHT total return, 1 year
0.05%
EDV expense ratio
0.09%
VHT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

EDV costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 38.3 points; VHT is 5.3 times larger.

EDV vs VHT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEDVVHT
Return
Total return, 1 year−13.3%+25.0%
Drawdown
Below its high57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond IndexMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Health Care 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.05%0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$3.6bn$19.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight86%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund51.8%

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

What they share

0%

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EDV VHT
MKTLIQ 0.02% 0.24%
Only in one fund ↓
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 VHT
Eli Lilly & Co 12.95%
Johnson & Johnson 8.79%
AbbVie Inc 6.46%
Merck & Co Inc 5.02%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 4.66%
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.51%
Amgen Inc 3.18%
Gilead Sciences Inc 2.59%
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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF VHT Vanguard Health Care ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury Tracks an index of Health Care
Total return, 1 year −13.3% +25.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +25.4% (FHLC)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.4 pts vs FHLC
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.09%
Holdings 81 414
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.6bn $19.1bn

EDV and VHT 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.

VHT

VHT tracks an index of Health Care. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +25.0% with distributions reinvested, against +25.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Health Care 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 414 positions, with the top ten at 51.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or VHT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and VHT +25.0%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or VHT?
EDV is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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