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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or VGT?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, 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 VGT: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VGT 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 VGT
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	NVIDIA Corp 16.85%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	Apple Inc 14.59%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	Microsoft Corp 9.47%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	Broadcom Inc 4.21%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	Micron Technology Inc 4.21%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	Intel Corp 2.03%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	Cisco Systems Inc 1.85%

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 and VGT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Short-Term Bond	Information technology
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+35.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	+17.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.09%
Holdings	3185	317

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.

VGT in plain words

VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VGT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or VGT?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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