Which returned more over the last year, BSV or EFA?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and EFA returned +18.2%, so EFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or EFA?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and EFA charges 0.32%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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BSV vs EFA: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares MSCI EAFE ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and EFA 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 BSV	Only in EFA
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	ASML Holding N.V. 2.60%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.36%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	Novartis AG 1.30%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	Nestle S.A. 1.21%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	SHELL PLC 1.20%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 1.05%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.98%

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 EFA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Short-Term Bond	Developed markets ex US
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+18.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	+0.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.32%
Holdings	3185	705

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.

EFA in plain words

EFA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 705 positions, with the top ten at 13.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or EFA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and EFA returned +18.2%, so EFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or EFA?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and EFA charges 0.32%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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