Which returned more over the last year, BSCS or BSV?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCS returned +2.4% and BSV +1.0%.

Which is cheaper, BSCS or BSV?

BSV is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSCS vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSCS's duration was 1.8 years on May 31, 2026 and BSV's 2.5 on Jun 30, 2026; BSV charges 0.03% to BSCS's 0.10%.

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Net assets: $3.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF, and $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+2.4%

BSCS total return, 1 year

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

0.10%

BSCS expense ratio

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points.

BSCS vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCS	BSV
Return
Measure	BSCS	BSV
Total return, 1 year	+2.4%	+1.0%
Benchmark
Measure	BSCS	BSV
What it tracks	Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2028 Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSCS	BSV
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.03%
Net assets, BSCS as of Oct 27, 2026 and BSV as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.5bn	$45.4bn
Holdings
Measure	BSCS	BSV
Holdings in common	4%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Aug 17, 2018 to Oct 23, 2026 · 427 weekly returns

BSCS BSV

Return

Total return edge BSCS +33.6% +20.7%

Annualized edge BSCS +3.6% +2.3%

Price return edge BSCS +0.3% −1.9%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV 7.7% 2.5%

Max drawdown edge BSV −18.3% −8.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BSCS 0.13 −0.20

Sortino edge BSCS 0.17 −0.28

Calmar edge BSV 0.20 0.28

Reading

BSCS returned more: +33.6% to +20.7%. BSV swung less: 2.5% to 7.7%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −18.3%.

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Risk and return: BSCS vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCS	BSV	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+33.6%	+20.7%	BSCS	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+3.6%	+2.3%	BSCS	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+0.3%	−1.9%	BSCS	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	7.7%	2.5%	BSV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	5.8%	1.7%	BSV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−18.3%	−8.1%	BSV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.13	−0.20	BSCS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.17	−0.28	BSCS	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.20	0.28	BSV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 427 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSCS and BSV hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSCS BSV

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2028 0.86% 0.06%

Sprint Capital Corp., due Nov 15, 2028 0.62% 0.05%

CVS Health Corp., due Mar 25, 2028 1.18% 0.04%

Amgen Inc., due Mar 2, 2028 0.89% 0.04%

RTX Corp., due Nov 16, 2028 0.71% 0.04%

UBS AG, due Feb 15, 2028 0.24% 0.04%

Apple Inc., due May 10, 2028 0.36% 0.04%

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., due Sep 17, 2028 0.45% 0.03%

Cigna Group (The), due Oct 15, 2028 0.90% 0.03%

Apple Inc., due Feb 8, 2028 0.57% 0.03%

Philip Morris International Inc., due Feb 15, 2028 0.37% 0.03%

Salesforce, Inc., due Mar 15, 2028 0.83% 0.03%

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Only in BSCS

Centene Corp., due Jul 15, 2028 0.52%

Verizon Communications Inc., due Mar 22, 2028 0.47%

NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., due Jun 15, 2028 0.33%

Comcast Corp., due Feb 15, 2028 0.30%

Charter Communications Operating LLC/Charter Communications Operating Capital Corp., due Mar 15, 2028 0.29%

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., due Sep 14, 2028 0.27%

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, due Mar 20, 2028 0.24%

PG&E Corp., due Jul 1, 2028 0.24%

Only in BSV

US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 1.12%

US TREASURY N/B, due Dec 31, 2027 0.89%

US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2030 0.88%

US TREASURY N/B, due Mar 31, 2028 0.81%

US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 15, 2027 0.80%

US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2030 0.79%

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2031 0.78%

US TREASURY N/B, due Dec 31, 2029 0.77%

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Side by side

BSCS Invesco BulletShares 2028 Corporate Bond ETF BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Invesco Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond

Total return, 1 year +2.4% +1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +3.8 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.03%

Holdings 487 3157

Net assets, BSCS as of Oct 27, 2026 and BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.5bn $45.4bn

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

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BSCS and BSV are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. BSCS follows Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2028 Index and BSV follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index.
Holdings in common. 4% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
Number of holdings. BSCS holds 487 positions and BSV holds 3157.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BSCS

BSCS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

BSV

BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCS or BSV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCS returned +2.4% and BSV +1.0%.
Which is cheaper, BSCS or BSV?: BSV is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BSCS on its own →BSV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSCS dividend history →BSCS holdings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BSCS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSCS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for BSCS ↗

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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