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

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BSV vs SPYG: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and SPYG 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 BSVOnly in SPYG
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%NVIDIA Corp 13.66%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%Microsoft Corp 7.81%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%Apple Inc 5.99%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%Alphabet Inc 5.91%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%Broadcom Inc 5.04%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%Alphabet Inc 4.71%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%Micron Technology Inc 3.67%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%Meta Platforms Inc 3.49%

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 and SPYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
SPYG
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) Growth ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardState Street
What it isShort-Term BondSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth
Total return, 1 year+1.1%+17.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−16.4 pts+0.4 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.04%
Holdings3185147

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.

SPYG in plain words

SPYG is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 56.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or SPYG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and SPYG returned +17.9%, so SPYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or SPYG?
BSV charges 0.03% a year and SPYG charges 0.04%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BSV against SPYG, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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