Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BSV vs MOAT: how they differ
BSV and MOAT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and MOAT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BSV and MOAT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BSV | Only in MOAT |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13% | Masco Corp 2.96% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90% | Kenvue Inc 2.59% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89% | Airbnb Inc 2.56% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82% | Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | Brown-Forman Corp 2.49% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80% | NVIDIA Corp 2.45% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78% | Datadog Inc 2.44% |
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.
| BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund | MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | VanEck |
| What it is | Short-Term Bond | Morningstar Wide Moat |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.1% | +11.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −16.4 pts | −6.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.46% |
| Holdings | 3185 | 55 |
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.
MOAT in plain words
MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BSV or MOAT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and MOAT returned +11.3%, so MOAT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, BSV or MOAT?
- BSV charges 0.03% a year and MOAT charges 0.46%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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