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EDV vs VTI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EDV returned −13.3% to VTI's +13.5%; 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 $689.2bn for Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF.

At a glance
−13.3%
EDV total return, 1 year
+13.5%
VTI total return, 1 year
0.05%
EDV expense ratio
0.03%
VTI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VTI costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 26.8 points; VTI is far larger, $689.2bn against $3.6bn.

EDV vs VTI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEDVVTI
Return
Total return, 1 year−13.3%+13.5%
Drawdown
Below its high57.0%, high on Mar 9, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond IndexMorningstar US Total Market Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.05%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$3.6bn$689.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight88%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund34.7%

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

Risk and return

Dec 21, 2007 to Oct 23, 2026 · 983 weekly returns
EDV VTI
Return
Total return edge VTI +55.0% +610.7%
Annualized edge VTI +2.3% +10.9%
Price return edge VTI −38.6% +408.2%
Risk
Volatility edge VTI 21.4% 18.6%
Max drawdown edge VTI −59.7% −52.5%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge VTI 0.15 0.57
Sortino edge VTI 0.21 0.81
Calmar edge VTI 0.04 0.21
Reading

VTI returned more: +610.7% to +55.0%. VTI swung less: 18.6% to 21.4%. VTI fell less at its worst: −52.5% to −59.7%.

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Risk and return: EDV vs VTI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureEDVVTIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+55.0%+610.7%VTIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+2.3%+10.9%VTITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−38.6%+408.2%VTIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility21.4%18.6%VTISpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation14.9%13.2%VTILike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−59.7%−52.5%VTIDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.150.57VTIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.210.81VTIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.040.21VTIAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 983 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, EDV and VTI 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 VTI
MKTLIQ 0.02% 0.05%
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 VTI
NVIDIA Corp 7.14%
Apple Inc 6.63%
Microsoft Corp 5.20%
Amazon.com Inc 3.30%
Alphabet Inc 2.76%
Broadcom Inc 2.28%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.18%
Alphabet Inc 2.18%
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Side by side

EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of Extended Duration Treasury Tracks an index of US total market
Total return, 1 year −13.3% +13.5%
Expense ratio 0.05% 0.03%
Holdings 81 3521
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.6bn $689.2bn

EDV and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-37CBB0538B

EDV and VTI do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. EDV follows Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 2030 Year Equal Par Bond Index and VTI follows Morningstar US Total Market Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Sep 30, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 EDV returned −13.3% and VTI +13.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 26.8 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

VTI

VTI tracks an index of US total market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,521 positions, with the top ten at 34.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EDV or VTI?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EDV returned −13.3% and VTI +13.5%.
Which is cheaper, EDV or VTI?
VTI 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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