Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BSV vs VUSB: how they differ
BSV and VUSB hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and VUSB returned more over the year.
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VUSB hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | BSV | VUSB |
|---|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.77% | 0.68% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.36% | 0.53% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.06% | 0.09% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.05% | 0.37% |
| Amgen Inc | 0.04% | 0.17% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | 0.04% | 0.23% |
| NatWest Group PLC | 0.03% | 0.30% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.03% | 0.06% |
| Cigna Group/The | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 0.03% | 0.08% |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc | 0.03% | 0.06% |
| Citigroup Inc | 0.03% | 0.17% |
| Only in BSV | Only in VUSB |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13% | United States Treasury Bill 4.24% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90% | PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89% | Westlake Flooring Master Trust 0.44% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82% | DLLAD 2024-1 LLC 0.44% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | UBS Group AG 0.42% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | Bank of Montreal 0.41% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80% | RKTL 2026-2 0.38% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78% | Toyota Motor Credit Corp 0.38% |
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 Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund | VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Short-Term Bond | Ultra-Short Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.1% | +3.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −16.4 pts | −13.8 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.10% |
| Holdings | 3185 | 1281 |
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.
VUSB in plain words
VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VUSB?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, BSV or VUSB?
- BSV charges 0.03% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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