EDV ETF: fees, returns, drawdowns and holdings

How has EDV done since 2008?#

EDVS&P 500 (SPY)Growth of $10,000, log scale, with dividends reinvested. Past results do not tell you what happens next.

From January 2008 to October 2026, EDV returned about 2.0% a year. The S&P 500 returned about 11.7% a year over the same dates. Say you put in $10,000 at the start. It would have been worth about $14,550 at the end, with every dividend reinvested.

Period	EDV	S&P 500 (SPY)
1 month	−1.6%	1.5%
3 months	−5.5%	1.9%
6 months	−7.5%	9.3%
Year to date	−7.9%	12.8%
1 year	−13.7%	16.8%
3 years per year	−0.3%	22.0%
5 years per year	−12.5%	12.8%
10 years per year	−4.0%	15.4%
Since 2008 per year	2.0%	11.7%

Periods longer than a year show the return per year (CAGR). Prices through October 16, 2026. Figures use daily closing prices adjusted for splits, with dividends reinvested. They do not include taxes or the cost of buying and selling. Past results do not tell you what will happen next.

EDV returns by month and year#

EDV rose in 109 of its 226 months (48%). Its best month was September 2011, at 23.8%. Its worst was January 2009, at −21.5%.

Return each month, in percent
Year	Total	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2026	−7.9%	−0.2	6.6	−6.1	−1.6	0.9	2.1	−7.4	1.2	−7.8	5.3
2025	0.7%	−0.1	7.8	−2.5	−2.9	−5.0	3.8	−1.7	−1.2	6.0	2.2	−0.4	−4.4
2024	−12.8%	−4.0	−2.6	1.1	−9.1	4.0	2.5	4.0	2.8	2.5	−7.2	2.5	−8.7
2023	1.4%	10.2	−6.4	6.0	0.2	−4.2	1.0	−4.0	−4.7	−11.4	−8.0	14.0	12.5
2022	−39.1%	−4.7	−2.5	−6.4	−12.6	−4.0	−1.4	2.4	−5.1	−10.2	−9.1	10.1	−3.0
2021	−6.2%	−4.7	−7.7	−6.3	2.9	−0.1	5.5	5.0	−0.3	−3.8	3.5	3.6	−2.7
2020	23.6%	10.3	8.2	8.0	2.4	−3.2	0.5	6.3	−6.7	1.1	−4.5	2.4	−1.8
2019	18.7%	0.2	−1.8	7.5	−3.0	9.7	0.7	0.4	15.5	−3.5	−2.0	−0.1	−4.6
2018	−3.4%	−4.3	−4.3	4.1	−2.8	2.3	1.4	−2.2	1.7	−4.1	−4.6	2.2	8.1
2017	13.9%	1.3	2.0	−1.0	1.8	3.2	1.3	−1.3	4.9	−3.4	0.1	1.4	3.2
2016	1.6%	8.4	4.1	−0.2	−1.1	1.0	9.7	3.4	−1.5	−2.3	−6.2	−11.5	−0.4
2015	−4.9%	14.3	−9.1	1.5	−5.6	−3.6	−6.1	7.0	−0.8	2.2	−0.4	−1.4	−0.7
2014	43.1%	9.7	0.4	1.9	2.9	4.1	−0.3	1.5	7.0	−3.0	4.2	4.3	4.2
2013	−19.8%	−5.0	1.6	−0.7	7.3	−9.8	−4.6	−3.6	−1.1	−0.4	1.9	−4.4	−2.0
2012	2.4%	−1.5	−3.3	−6.6	6.7	14.1	−2.2	5.8	−2.5	−4.0	−0.4	1.8	−3.6
2011	55.9%	−6.2	2.7	−0.1	3.1	5.7	−4.3	6.0	16.4	23.8	−6.7	3.5	5.4
2010	9.8%	2.8	−0.7	−4.2	6.1	8.4	8.3	−2.2	12.9	−4.4	−9.1	−1.9	−4.1
2009	−35.8%	−21.5	−1.4	5.0	−12.1	−5.2	2.6	−0.4	4.7	3.4	−6.1	0.3	−8.9
2008	54.2%	0.1	−3.5	6.4	−4.9	−3.8	5.5	−2.9	6.0	3.5	−2.1	23.1	20.9

Each month runs from the last close of the month before. The first month counts from the first close.

How risky is EDV compared with the S&P 500?#

Measured from October 2021 to October 2026, on the days both traded.

Beta 0.11. When the S&P 500 moved 1% in a day, EDV tended to move about 0.11%.
Correlation 0.09. EDV moved mostly on its own, apart from the S&P 500.
Up and down months. In months the S&P 500 rose, EDV rose 26% as much on average. In months it fell, EDV fell 120% as much.

Measure	EDV	S&P 500 (SPY)
Return per year	−12.6%	12.8%
Volatility	21.5%	17.1%
Worst drop	−55.5%	−24.5%
Sharpe ratio	-0.52	0.79
Sortino ratio	-0.72	1.15
Calmar ratio	-0.23	0.52

Volatility is how much the price swings in a year. The Sharpe ratio is return per unit of volatility, the Sortino ratio counts only the falls, and the Calmar ratio is the return per year over the worst drop. Higher ratios mean more return for the risk taken.

Is EDV above its 200-day average?#

EDV closed 6.1% below its 200-day average on October 16, 2026. A rule that holds EDV only above that average would be out of it today.

vs 200-day average: −6.1%; below it
50-day vs 200-day: −5.7%; trend falling
vs 52-week high: −14.8%; high of $67.61

A moving average is the average close over the last so many days. Trend rules such as the 10-month moving average strategy hold a fund only while it is above one. You can build that rule for EDV and backtest it in a minute.

What was EDV’s worst drop?#

Drawdown: how far EDV was below its last high on each day.

A drawdown is how far a fund falls from its last high point. EDV’s worst fall was −60.4%, from March 9, 2020 to October 7, 2026. By October 16, 2026 it had not yet climbed back to that high. On October 16, 2026 it was 57.9% below its highest close.

Drop	From the high	To the bottom	Back to the high
−60.4%	Mar 9, 2020	Oct 7, 20266.6 years	Not yet
−41.2%	Dec 26, 2008	Apr 5, 201015 months	Sep 21, 201118 months
−29.7%	Jul 24, 2012	Aug 21, 201313 months	Dec 10, 201416 months
−24.2%	Jul 8, 2016	Dec 14, 20165 months	Aug 1, 20192.6 years
−23.5%	Jan 30, 2015	Jun 26, 20155 months	Jun 16, 201612 months

Big drops are normal for some funds. They matter because selling during a drop locks in the loss.

What does EDV hold?#

This fund owns Treasury STRIPS, which are pieces of US government bonds that pay no interest along the way. They pay back their money in 20 to 30 years. This makes the fund very sensitive to interest rates, so its price can swing a lot.

It tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20-30 Year Equal Par Bond Index. It had 80 holdings as of September 30, 2026, according to Vanguard.

What is the EDV expense ratio?#

EDV charges 0.05% a year. An expense ratio is the yearly fee a fund takes to run itself. On $10,000, a 0.05% fee comes to about $5 a year. Of the 162 ETFs on Tactfolio, 77% charge more.

You never get a bill for it. The fund takes the fee out of its own value a little each day.

0.05%

Which Tactfolio strategies hold EDV?#

No classic strategy holds EDV yet. You can add it to your own rules in the builder and see how they would have done.

How does EDV compare with similar ETFs?#

Funds that can stand in for EDV:

VGLT: Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF, 0.03% a year
TLT: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, 0.15% a year
VGIT: Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF, 0.03% a year
IEF: iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF, 0.15% a year

See all 4 EDV alternatives, compared on the same dates as EDV.

Test EDV in your own rules#

Tactfolio is a platform where you build rules-based investing strategies, backtest them on decades of real prices, share them, and run them automatically in your own Alpaca account. Open the builder, add EDV, and see how a rule such as “hold it only above its 200-day average” would have done. Strategies run on daily prices and hold US stocks and ETFs only.

The details#

Prices come from Tactfolio’s stored daily prices for EDV and SPY. Each close is adjusted for splits, and dividends are reinvested on the day the fund pays them out. CAGR is the steady yearly return that turns the starting value into the ending value. Volatility is the yearly standard deviation of daily returns. Beta and correlation compare daily returns with the S&P 500 over the same dates.

Fund facts come from Vanguard. We checked them on October 17, 2026. Read what a backtest simulates and how to read drawdown and CAGR for more on these measures.

Common questions#

What is the expense ratio of EDV?#

EDV charges 0.05% a year, according to Vanguard as of October 17, 2026. That is about $5 a year for every $10,000 you hold.

When did EDV start trading?#

EDV started trading on December 6, 2007. It is run by Vanguard.

What does EDV track?#

EDV tracks the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20-30 Year Equal Par Bond Index. This fund owns Treasury STRIPS, which are pieces of US government bonds that pay no interest along the way.

How much has EDV returned per year?#

From January 2008 to October 2026, EDV returned about 2.0% a year with dividends reinvested. Its worst drop was −60.4%. Past returns do not tell you what it will do next.

Is EDV above its 200-day moving average?#

On October 16, 2026, EDV closed 6.1% below its 200-day moving average. This page updates after each US market close.

Which strategies use EDV?#

None of Tactfolio’s classic strategies hold EDV yet. You can test it in your own rules in the builder.

Sources#

Vanguard: Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF fund page