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BND vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 BND's duration was 5.7 years and BSV's 2.5; both charge 0.03%.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $161.4bn for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF and $45.4bn for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF.

BND on its own →BSV on its own →
At a glance
−1.3%
BND total return, 1 year
+1.0%
BSV total return, 1 year
0.03%
BND expense ratio
0.03%
BSV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points; BND is 3.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BND vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBNDBSV
Return
Total return, 1 year−1.3%+1.0%
Drawdown
Below its high3.5%, high on Aug 6, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted IndexBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$161.4bn$45.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common37%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Apr 20, 2007 to Oct 23, 2026 · 1,018 weekly returns
BND BSV
Return
Total return edge BND +75.5% +60.9%
Annualized edge BND +2.9% +2.5%
Price return edge BSV −5.4% +2.0%
Risk
Volatility edge BSV 5.0% 2.3%
Max drawdown edge BSV −18.4% −8.1%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge BSV 0.29 0.40
Sortino edge BSV 0.39 0.58
Calmar edge BSV 0.16 0.30
Reading

BND returned more: +75.5% to +60.9%. BSV swung less: 2.3% to 5.0%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −18.4%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: BND vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBNDBSVEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+75.5%+60.9%BNDPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+2.9%+2.5%BNDTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−5.4%+2.0%BSVPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility5.0%2.3%BSVSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation3.7%1.6%BSVLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−18.4%−8.1%BSVDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.290.40BSVReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.390.58BSVReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.160.30BSVAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 1,018 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

37%

By the books each fund has filed, BND and BSV hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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37% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BND BSV
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 0.47% 1.12%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 30, 2027 0.41% 0.75%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2030 0.34% 0.88%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.33% 0.67%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2031 0.32% 0.70%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2031 0.31% 0.77%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2030 0.31% 0.75%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 30, 2030 0.30% 0.63%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2030 0.28% 0.55%
US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2028 0.27% 0.49%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2030 0.27% 0.79%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 29, 2028 0.25% 0.49%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BND
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2035 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2036 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2034 0.41%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2034 0.40%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2035 0.39%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2033 0.39%
Only in BSV
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 15, 2029 0.20%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jan 24, 2031 0.06%
MORGAN STANLEY, due Jan 16, 2030 0.05%
INTERAMER DEV BK, due Jun 14, 2030 0.03%
FED HOME LN BANK, due Jun 1, 2028 0.03%
GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Feb 7, 2030 0.03%
INTERAMER DEV BK, due Sep 14, 2029 0.03%
CAPITAL ONE FINL, due Jul 26, 2030 0.02%
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Side by side

BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond
Total return, 1 year −1.3% +1.0%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured
Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs AGG not measured
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 16301 3157
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $161.4bn $45.4bn

BND and BSV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-189DEEE8A7

BND and BSV do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. BND follows Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index and BSV follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 37% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 BND returned −1.3% and BSV +1.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.3 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund
BND

BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, measured by the closely related Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

BSV

BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BND or BSV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and BSV +1.0%.
Which is cheaper, BND or BSV?
Neither: BND and BSV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BND on its own →BSV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BND dividend history →BND holdings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BND and BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BND and BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BND ↗
Vanguard page for BSV ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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