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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or VEU?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, 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 VEU: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VEU 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 VEU
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	ASML Holding NV 1.45%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	SK hynix Inc 1.24%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.97%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	HSBC Holdings PLC 0.81%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.76%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.73%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	Novartis AG 0.73%

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 VEU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Short-Term Bond	FTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	+5.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.04%
Holdings	3185	3860

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.

VEU in plain words

VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VEU?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or VEU?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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