Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF
$55.64+0.34 (+0.61%)
- 0.05%
- $4.2B
- −16.2%
- 5.77%
- 1.5M sh
- $55.01
- low $53.40high $71.31
The ETF.net EDV Grade
A
Score 71 out of 100
- 3 of 11
Score 71 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A78 out of 100Rank 3 of 11Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A96 out of 100Rank 7 of 10Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D32 out of 100Rank 8 of 11Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C48 out of 100Rank 6 of 11Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A79 out of 100Rank 2 of 10Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A86 out of 100Rank 3 of 11
Our read on EDV
AZero-coupon Treasury STRIPS maturing in 20 to 30 years: the most rate-sensitive corner of the government bond market, in a five-basis-point Vanguard wrapper. Pure duration, nothing else.
The fund passively tracks an index of extended-duration, zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities, specifically Treasury STRIPS with maturities from 20 to 30 years.
Why people hold it
- At 0.05%, it undercuts the typical long-Treasury ETF (cohort median 0.15%) and charges a third of what TLT does.
- STRIPS have their coupons removed, so the roughly 80 holdings are pure principal claims dated 20 to 30 years out. Rate sensitivity runs beyond standard 20+ year Treasury funds.fund-docs.vanguard.com
- Vanguard has run it since 2007, it tracks its Bloomberg STRIPS index closely, and it sits among the top-rated names in its long-Treasury peer group.
Worth knowing
- Vanguard's own fact sheet warns that interest rate risk is expected to be extremely high and that rising rates may cause the fund's value to decline significantly.fund-docs.vanguard.com
- Vanguard describes the fund as primarily intended for pension plans and other institutions matching long-term liabilities.fund-docs.vanguard.com
- The STRIPS pay no coupons. Income accrues as the discount pulls toward par, and the fund passes that along to shareholders.fund-docs.vanguard.com
EDV Holdings
- Bonds
- 82
- 17%
- United States Treasury Strip Principal 11/15/2055
EDV Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
EDV$8,380
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | EDV |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −11.6% |
| 1 month | −5.0% |
| 3 months | −9.9% |
| 1 year | −16.2% |
| 3 years | −1.5% |
| 5 years | −13.0% |
| 10 years | −4.5% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | EDV |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −11.6% | |
| 2025 | +0.6% | |
| 2024 | −12.7% | |
| 2023 | +1.4% | |
| 2022 | −39.2% | |
| 2021 | −6.2% | |
| 2020 | +23.6% |
EDV in the news
EDV Dividends
- 5.77%
- $3.19
- $0.75 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
EDV Risk
- 19.4%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- −0.31
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −55.5%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 3.44
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
EDV Cost
0.05%
EDV0.05%
- The middle half of Treasuries (20+ Year) funds
- Median 0.15%
2 of the 11 Treasuries (20+ Year) funds charge less.
Other funds in Treasuries (20+ Year)
- AVGLTVanguard Long-Term Treasury ETFExpense ratio 0.03%1 year return −8.6%
- ABBLBJPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Treasury Bond 20+ Year ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return −9.6%
- BTLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return −9.9%
- BXTWYBondBloxx Bloomberg Twenty Year Target Duration US Treasury ETFExpense ratio 0.13%1 year return −12.6%
- BUTHYUS Treasury 30 Year Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return −9.6%