# EDV ETF: fees, returns, drawdowns and holdings

> What EDV holds, its 0.05% yearly fee, returns by year, its worst drop, and which Tactfolio strategies hold it. Updated daily.

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (EDV) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) run by Vanguard. This fund owns Treasury STRIPS, which are pieces of US government bonds that pay no interest along the way. It charges 0.05% a year. From January 2008 to October 2026 it returned about 2.0% a year, and its worst drop was −60.4%.

Written by [the Tactfolio research team](https://tactfolio.com/about/editorial-policy). Fund facts checked October 17, 2026. Prices through October 16, 2026.

## Key points

- Expense ratio: 0.05% a year (about $5 on $10,000).
- Started trading on December 6, 2007.
- Worst drop since 2008: −60.4%.
- No Tactfolio classic strategies hold it.

## 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.

| Fact | EDV |
| --- | --- |
| Full name | Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF |
| Issuer | Vanguard |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% a year |
| Started trading | December 6, 2007 |
| Tracks | Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20-30 Year Equal Par Bond Index |
| Type | US bonds, ETF |
| Holdings | 80 holdings as of September 30, 2026 |
| Facts checked | October 17, 2026 on the [Vanguard fund page](https://investor.vanguard.com/investment-products/etfs/profile/edv) |

## 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.

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

## How has EDV done since 2008?

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

| Measure | EDV |
| --- | --- |
| Total return | 45.5% |
| Return per year (CAGR) | 2.0% |
| Worst drop from a high | −60.4% |
| Volatility (how much it swings) | 22.2% |
| Last 12 months | −13.7% |
| Last 3 years, per year | −0.3% |
| Last 5 years, per year | −12.5% |
| Last 10 years, per year | −4.0% |

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 year

| Year | EDV return |
| --- | --- |
| 2026 (part of the year) | −7.9% |
| 2025 | 0.7% |
| 2024 | −12.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% |
| 2022 | −39.1% |
| 2021 | −6.2% |
| 2020 | 23.6% |
| 2019 | 18.7% |
| 2018 | −3.4% |
| 2017 | 13.9% |
| 2016 | 1.6% |
| 2015 | −4.9% |
| 2014 | 43.1% |
| 2013 | −19.8% |
| 2012 | 2.4% |
| 2011 | 55.9% |
| 2010 | 9.8% |
| 2009 | −35.8% |
| 2008 (part of the year) | 54.2% |

## What was EDV's worst drop?

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.

The chart shows how far below its last high the fund was on each day. Big drops are normal for some funds. They matter because selling during a drop locks in the loss.

## Which Tactfolio strategies hold EDV?

No classic strategy holds EDV yet. You can add it to your own rules in the [builder](https://tactfolio.com/builder) and see how they would have done.

## How does EDV compare with similar ETFs?

Funds that can stand in for EDV:

- [VGLT](https://tactfolio.com/etf/vglt.md): Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF, 0.03% a year
- [TLT](https://tactfolio.com/etf/tlt.md): iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF, 0.15% a year
- [VGIT](https://tactfolio.com/etf/vgit.md): Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF, 0.03% a year
- [IEF](https://tactfolio.com/etf/ief.md): iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF, 0.15% a year

See [all 4 EDV alternatives](https://tactfolio.com/alternatives/edv.md), 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](https://tactfolio.com/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. 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.

Fund facts come from Vanguard. We checked them on October 17, 2026. Read [what a backtest simulates](https://tactfolio.com/docs/backtests.md) and [how to read drawdown and CAGR](https://tactfolio.com/docs/concepts/reading-a-backtest.md) for more on these measures.

## Research and test it

- [Portfolio rebalancing](https://tactfolio.com/learn/portfolio-rebalancing): What portfolio rebalancing is, why a 60/40 mix drifts, calendar vs threshold methods, and how taxes and costs fit in.
- [Risk parity](https://tactfolio.com/learn/risk-parity): Risk parity balances risk instead of dollars. See a simple stock and bond example, why funds use leverage, and what went wrong in 2022.
- [ETF screener](https://tactfolio.com/screener.md): A free ETF screener for 162 US-listed funds. Filter by type, issuer and fee, sort by returns or worst drop, and compare funds side by side.
- [ETF expense ratio](https://tactfolio.com/learn/etf-expense-ratio): What an ETF expense ratio is, how the fund charges it, and how 0.03% vs 1% adds up over 10 and 30 years, with real fund examples.
- [Backtest a portfolio](https://tactfolio.com/trading-tools/backtest-portfolio): Backtest a portfolio of US stocks and ETFs. Enter tickers and shares, pick when to rebalance, and get the results with a link to share.
- [Backtesting](https://tactfolio.com/backtesting): Free backtesting software for stocks, ETFs, and crypto perps.

## 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.

### 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](https://investor.vanguard.com/investment-products/etfs/profile/edv)

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