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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BSV vs PVAL: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and PVAL 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 PVAL
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	CISCO SYSTEMS INC 6.06%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	CITIGROUP INC 4.68%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	EXXON MOBIL CORP 3.66%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	ALPHABET INC 3.33%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 3.09%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PLC 3.08%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	AMAZON.COM INC 2.96%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	MICROSOFT CORP 2.96%

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 29, 2026.

BSV and PVAL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Putnam
What it is	Short-Term Bond	Putnam Focused Large Cap Value
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+28.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	+10.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	not published
Holdings	3185	45

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.

PVAL in plain words

PVAL is an index equity fund tracking the Putnam Focused Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 29, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 45 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or PVAL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and PVAL returned +28.4%, so PVAL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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