Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (EDV)
Bonds · Long Treasuries · data since 2008-01-29 · last close 2026-10-02
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF (EDV) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -0.3 | 6.6 | -6.1 | -1.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | -7.4 | 1.2 | -9.1 | -0.1 | · | · |
| 2025 | -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 | -4.0 | -2.6 | 1.1 | -9.2 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.5 | -7.2 | 2.5 | -8.7 |
| 2023 | 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 | -4.7 | -2.5 | -6.4 | -12.6 | -4.0 | -1.4 | 2.4 | -5.2 | -10.2 | -9.1 | 10.1 | -3.0 |
| 2021 | -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 | 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 | 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 | -4.3 | -4.3 | 4.1 | -2.8 | 2.3 | 1.4 | -2.2 | 1.6 | -4.1 | -4.6 | 2.2 | 8.1 |
| 2017 | 1.3 | 1.9 | -1.0 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.3 | -1.3 | 4.9 | -3.4 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| 2016 | 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 | 14.3 | -9.1 | 1.4 | -5.6 | -3.6 | -6.1 | 7.0 | -0.8 | 2.2 | -0.4 | -1.4 | -0.7 |
| 2014 | 9.7 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 4.1 | -0.3 | 1.5 | 7.0 | -3.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 2013 | -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 | -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 | -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 | 2.8 | -0.7 | -4.2 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 8.3 | -2.2 | 12.9 | -4.4 | -9.1 | -1.9 | -4.2 |
| 2009 | -21.5 | -1.4 | 5.0 | -12.1 | -5.3 | 2.6 | -0.4 | 4.7 | 3.4 | -6.2 | 0.3 | -8.9 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | -3.5 | 6.4 | -4.9 | -3.8 | 5.5 | -2.9 | 6.0 | 3.5 | -2.1 | 23.1 | 20.9 |
| Avg | 0.3 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.2 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | -0.9 | -3.0 | 2.8 | 0.5 |
| Median | -0.1 | -1.4 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -3.0 | -3.3 | 2.0 | -1.9 |
October so far: -0.1% against an average of -3.0% and a median of -3.3% across 18 completed Octobers, 5 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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EDV seasonality — average by calendar month
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF has monthly history back to 2008. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 12 of 18 years, median +2.0%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. October is the soft spot, down in 13 of 18 with a median of -3.3%. Across its full record it has closed 48% of months higher, swings ±6.2% in an average month and has fallen 60.6% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.3% | -0.5% | +0.4% | -1.2% | +0.8% | +1.4% | +0.8% | +2.6% | -0.9% | -3.0% | +2.8% | +0.5% |
| Win rate | 47%/19 | 42%/19 | 47%/19 | 47%/19 | 53%/19 | 68%/19 | 53%/19 | 53%/19 | 37%/19 | 28%/18 | 67%/18 | 33%/18 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
EDV risk & extremes
EDV drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF's best month?+
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF's strongest completed month on record is September 2011, at +23.76%.
What was Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is January 2009, at -21.47%.
Is Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF up this year?+
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF is down 13.80% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF's 1-year return?+
-16.74% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 60.6%, measured on month-end closes since 2008.
Which calendar month is historically best for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2008. An average is not a forecast.
About Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF is a long treasuries business worth about $4 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2008, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. Since 2008 it has ground out +36% overall — not every story is a rocket.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was September 2011 at +23.76%; its worst, January 2009 at -21.47%.
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