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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BSV vs VOE: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VOE 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 BSVOnly in VOE
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%Cummins Inc 1.71%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%Valero Energy Corp 1.34%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%Marathon Petroleum Corp 1.29%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%CRH PLC 1.24%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%United Rentals Inc 1.23%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%General Motors Co 1.21%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%SLB Ltd 1.21%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%Simon Property Group Inc 1.20%

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.

BSV and VOE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
VOE
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardVanguard
What it isShort-Term BondMid-Cap Value
Total return, 1 year+1.1%+20.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−16.4 pts+2.7 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.05%
Holdings3185170

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.

VOE in plain words

VOE is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 170 positions, with the top ten at 12.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VOE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and VOE returned +20.2%, so VOE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or VOE?
BSV charges 0.03% a year and VOE charges 0.05%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BSV against VOE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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