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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 VONG: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VONG 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 VONG
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%NVIDIA Corp 13.09%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%Apple Inc 11.97%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%Microsoft Corp 8.98%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%Broadcom Inc 5.78%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%Amazon.com Inc 5.07%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%Alphabet Inc 3.91%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%Tesla Inc 3.48%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%Meta Platforms Inc 3.20%

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 and May 31, 2026.

BSV and VONG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BSV
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
VONG
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardVanguard
What it isShort-Term BondRussell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year+1.1%+7.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−16.4 pts−10.3 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.07%
Holdings3185387

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.

VONG in plain words

VONG is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 387 positions, with the top ten at 61.3%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Jun 1, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VONG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and VONG returned +7.2%, so VONG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or VONG?
BSV charges 0.03% a year and VONG charges 0.07%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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