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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and IEF returned −2.7%, so BSV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or IEF?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, 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 IEF: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and IEF 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 IEF
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	United States of America 9.71%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	United States of America 8.94%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	United States of America 8.91%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	United States of America 8.89%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	United States of America 8.87%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	United States of America 8.79%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	United States of America 8.69%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	United States of America 8.46%

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 and IEF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Short-Term Bond	7-10 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.15%
Holdings	3185	15

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.

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or IEF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and IEF returned −2.7%, so BSV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or IEF?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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