Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BSV vs VCSH: how they differ
BSV and VCSH hold 23% of their weight in the same names.
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VCSH hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BSV | VCSH |
|---|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.68% | 0.85% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 0.08% | 0.14% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0.08% | 0.18% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 0.07% | 0.13% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0.06% | 0.12% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.06% | 0.13% |
| AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Glob | 0.06% | 0.16% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.06% | 0.14% |
| AbbVie Inc | 0.06% | 0.21% |
| Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc | 0.06% | 0.12% |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.06% | 0.14% |
| Morgan Stanley | 0.05% | 0.15% |
| Only in BSV | Only in VCSH |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13% | Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The 0.15% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90% | Wells Fargo & Co 0.14% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89% | Morgan Stanley 0.13% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82% | Wells Fargo & Co 0.12% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | Broadcom Inc 0.12% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | AT&T Inc 0.11% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80% | Verizon Communications Inc 0.11% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.09% |
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 | VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Short-Term Bond | Short-Term Corporate Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.1% | +1.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −16.4 pts | −15.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.03% |
| Holdings | 3185 | 2999 |
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.
VCSH in plain words
VCSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VCSH?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so VCSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, BSV or VCSH?
- BSV charges 0.03% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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