Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About EDV

What does EDV invest in?

This fund aims to replicate the returns of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20–30 Year Equal Par Bond Index. It operates under a passive investment strategy, using index sampling to gain comprehensive exposure to the extended-duration Treasury STRIPS market. The ETF offers a source of consistent income, backed by the superior creditworthiness of U.S. government bonds.

What is the expense ratio of EDV?

Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (EDV) charges an expense ratio of 0.05%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is EDV's dividend yield?

EDV's trailing-twelve-month yield is 6.65%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of EDV?

Effective duration measures EDV's sensitivity to interest-rate changes — a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. EDV's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of EDV?

EDV's credit quality breakdown — the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below — is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of EDV?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from EDV if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. EDV's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website — it differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.