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As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. BIV SCHZ \n Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03% \n Net assets, BIV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SCHZ as of Jun 30, 2026 $28.1bn $10.6bn \n Total return, 1 year \u22122.3% \u22121.5% \n What it tracks not read by ETFIQ Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond In","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Figures ETFIQ computes are free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, BIV against SCHZ, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/biv-vs-schz","a":{"ticker":"BIV","name":"Vanguard Intermediate-Term Bond ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"BIV tracks an index and returned \u22122.3% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/biv","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22122.3%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.03%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"2347","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22125.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"4.2%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.2797","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$28.1bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"the issuer\u2019s own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"SCHZ","name":"Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF","issuer":"Schwab","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-09","verdict":"SCHZ tracks an index and returned \u22121.5% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/schz","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22121.5%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.03%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Holdings","value":"12326","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22125.0%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"12-month yield: cash paid, 1 year, on its starting price","value":"4.1%","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.0821","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$10.6bn","as_of":"2026-10-09","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":17,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/biv-vs-schz"}