Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BSV vs VCIT: how they differ
BSV and VCIT hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and BSV returned more over the year.
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VCIT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BSV | VCIT |
|---|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.56% | 0.18% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 0.07% | 0.18% |
| Amazon.com Inc | 0.03% | 0.10% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0.03% | 0.08% |
| Salesforce Inc | 0.02% | 0.16% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 0.02% | 0.04% |
| HCA Inc | 0.02% | 0.06% |
| General Motors Financial Co Inc | 0.01% | 0.02% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | 0.01% | 0.06% |
| CVS Health Corp | 0.01% | 0.07% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 0.01% | 0.06% |
| Dominion Energy Inc | 0.01% | 0.02% |
| Only in BSV | Only in VCIT |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13% | Amazon.com Inc 0.31% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90% | Boeing Co/The 0.28% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89% | Meta Platforms Inc 0.28% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82% | Bank of America Corp 0.27% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | Oracle Corp 0.27% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80% | Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.27% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.25% |
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 Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund | VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Short-Term Bond | Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.1% | −1.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −16.4 pts | −18.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Holdings | 3185 | 2302 |
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.
VCIT in plain words
VCIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 3.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VCIT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and VCIT returned −1.2%, so BSV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, BSV or VCIT?
- BSV charges 0.03% a year and VCIT charges 0.03%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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