Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BSV vs IALT: how they differ
BSV and IALT hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BSV and IALT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BSV | Only in IALT |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13% | Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 17.26% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90% | PRIME SECSRVC BRW/FINANC 1.29% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89% | PHINIA INC 0.94% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82% | DISH DBS CORP 0.21% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | DISH DBS CORP 0.19% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | DISH DBS CORP 0.10% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80% | |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78% |
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 Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund | IALT iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | iShares |
| What it is | Short-Term Bond | Systematic Alternatives Active |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.1% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +12.1% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −16.4 pts | +5.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | not published |
| Holdings | 3185 | 8 |
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.
IALT in plain words
IALT is an index equity fund tracking the Systematic Alternatives Active. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.
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