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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and HDV returned +22.5%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or HDV?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and HDV charges 0.08%, 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 HDV: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and HDV 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 HDV
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	EXXON MOBIL CORP 8.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	CHEVRON CORP 6.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	JOHNSON & JOHNSON 5.70%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	ABBVIE INC 5.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) 4.47%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC 4.18%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	HOME DEPOT INC (THE) 4.08%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) 3.88%

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 HDV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Short-Term Bond	Core High Dividend
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+22.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	+5.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.08%
Holdings	3185	75

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.

HDV in plain words

HDV is an index equity fund tracking the Core High Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 50.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or HDV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and HDV returned +22.5%, so HDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or HDV?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and HDV charges 0.08%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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