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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and USMV returned +6.6%, so USMV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or USMV?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and USMV 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 USMV: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and USMV 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 USMV
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 1.81%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	NVIDIA CORPORATION 1.64%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 1.60%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1.56%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 1.55%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 1.53%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	AMPHENOL CORPORATION 1.51%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	Chubb Limited 1.50%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

BSV and USMV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	USMV iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Short-Term Bond	MSCI USA Min Vol Factor
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+6.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	−10.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.15%
Holdings	3185	170

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.

USMV in plain words

USMV is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Min Vol Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 170 positions, with the top ten at 15.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or USMV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and USMV returned +6.6%, so USMV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or USMV?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and USMV charges 0.15%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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