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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 FBCG: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and FBCG 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 FBCG
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%NVIDIA CORP 14.62%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%APPLE INC 9.64%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%ALPHABET INC 9.10%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%AMAZON.COM INC 8.43%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%MICROSOFT CORP 5.20%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%META PLATFORMS INC 3.90%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%BROADCOM INC 3.74%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%ELI LILLY and CO 2.25%

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 FBCG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
FBCG
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardFidelity
What it isShort-Term BondBlue Chip Growth
Total return, 1 year+1.1%+17.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−16.4 pts−0.2 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.57%
Holdings3185214

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.

FBCG in plain words

FBCG is an index equity fund tracking the Blue Chip Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 214 positions, with the top ten at 61.2%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or FBCG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and FBCG returned +17.3%, so FBCG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or FBCG?
BSV charges 0.03% a year and FBCG charges 0.57%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BSV against FBCG, 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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