Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BSV vs FNDX: how they differ
BSV and FNDX hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and FNDX returned more over the year.
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BSV and FNDX hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BSV | Only in FNDX |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13% | Apple Inc 4.64% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90% | Intel Corp 2.57% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89% | Alphabet Inc 2.38% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82% | Microsoft Corp 2.33% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | Alphabet Inc 1.90% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80% | Amazon.com Inc 1.86% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78% | Micron Technology Inc 1.60% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund | FNDX Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Schwab |
| What it is | Short-Term Bond | Fundamental U.S. Large Company |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.1% | +26.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −16.4 pts | +8.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.25% |
| Holdings | 3185 | 733 |
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.
FNDX in plain words
FNDX is an index equity fund tracking the Fundamental U.S. Large Company. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 733 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BSV or FNDX?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and FNDX returned +26.1%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, BSV or FNDX?
- BSV charges 0.03% a year and FNDX charges 0.25%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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