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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or SCHD?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, 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 SCHD: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and SCHD 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 SCHD
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	QUALCOMM Inc 6.75%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	Texas Instruments Inc 5.92%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	Merck & Co Inc 3.87%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	Chevron Corp 3.84%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	Verizon Communications Inc 3.66%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55%

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 SCHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Schwab
What it is	Short-Term Bond	US dividend
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+27.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	+10.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.06%
Holdings	3185	99

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.

SCHD in plain words

SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or SCHD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or SCHD?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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