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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BSV vs DVY: how they differ

BSV and DVY hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DVY returned more over the year.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares Select Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and DVY hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BSVOnly in DVY
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.30%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%PFIZER INC 2.22%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%T. ROWE PRICE GROUP INC 2.03%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.85%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 1.85%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%ONEOK INC 1.84%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%HP INC 1.61%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%EDISON INTERNATIONAL 1.54%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

BSV and DVY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
DVY
iShares Select Dividend ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardiShares
What it isShort-Term BondUS dividend
Total return, 1 year+1.1%+18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−16.4 pts+0.5 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.38%
Holdings3185100

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 18.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or DVY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and DVY returned +18.0%, so DVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or DVY?
BSV charges 0.03% a year and DVY charges 0.38%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BSV against DVY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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