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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCT returned +1.3% and BSV +1.0%.

Which is cheaper, BSCT 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

BSCT vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSCT's duration was 2.7 years on May 31, 2026 and BSV's 2.5 on Jun 30, 2026; BSV charges 0.03% to BSCT's 0.10%.

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Net assets: $3.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF, and $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.3%

BSCT total return, 1 year

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

0.10%

BSCT expense ratio

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

BSCT vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCT	BSV
Return
Measure	BSCT	BSV
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	+1.0%
Benchmark
Measure	BSCT	BSV
What it tracks	Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2029 Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSCT	BSV
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.03%
Net assets, BSCT as of Oct 27, 2026 and BSV as of Sep 30, 2026	$3.1bn	$45.4bn
Holdings
Measure	BSCT	BSV
Holdings in common	4%

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

Risk and return

Sep 20, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 370 weekly returns

BSCT BSV

Return

Total return edge BSCT +16.3% +14.2%

Annualized edge BSCT +2.1% +1.9%

Price return edge BSV −9.0% −4.8%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV 8.6% 2.6%

Max drawdown edge BSV −18.8% −8.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BSCT −0.05 −0.38

Sortino edge BSCT −0.06 −0.53

Calmar edge BSV 0.11 0.23

Reading

BSCT returned more: +16.3% to +14.2%. BSV swung less: 2.6% to 8.6%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −18.8%.

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Risk and return: BSCT vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCT	BSV	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+16.3%	+14.2%	BSCT	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.1%	+1.9%	BSCT	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−9.0%	−4.8%	BSV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	8.6%	2.6%	BSV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	6.4%	1.8%	BSV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−18.8%	−8.1%	BSV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.05	−0.38	BSCT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.06	−0.53	BSCT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.11	0.23	BSV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 370 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSCT 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 BSCT BSV

AbbVie Inc., due Nov 21, 2029 1.27% 0.06%

Anheuser Busch InBev Worldwide Inc., due Jan 23, 2029 0.72% 0.06%

Boeing Co. (The), due May 1, 2029 0.38% 0.04%

Cisco Systems, Inc., due Feb 26, 2029 0.62% 0.04%

Oracle Corp., due Sep 27, 2029 0.36% 0.04%

Intel Corp., due Nov 15, 2029 0.45% 0.03%

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co., due Oct 15, 2029 0.43% 0.03%

Oracle Corp., due Feb 4, 2029 0.72% 0.03%

International Business Machines Corp., due May 15, 2029 0.77% 0.03%

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., due Jul 16, 2029 0.58% 0.03%

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., due Dec 15, 2029 0.18% 0.03%

Amcor Flexibles North America, Inc., due Mar 8, 2029 0.18% 0.03%

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Only in BSCT

Centene Corp., due Dec 15, 2029 0.77%

Wells Fargo & Co., due Jan 24, 2029 0.61%

Broadcom Inc., due Jul 12, 2029 0.56%

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group, Inc., due Mar 7, 2029 0.36%

SBA Communications Corp., due Feb 1, 2029 0.35%

Oracle Corp., due Nov 9, 2029 0.32%

Toyota Motor Credit Corp., due Aug 9, 2029 0.24%

Verizon Communications Inc., due Feb 8, 2029 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

BSCT Invesco BulletShares 2029 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 +1.3% +1.0%

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

Gap to its benchmark +2.7 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.03%

Holdings 509 3157

Net assets, BSCT as of Oct 27, 2026 and BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 $3.1bn $45.4bn

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

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

What each follows. BSCT follows Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2029 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. BSCT holds 509 positions and BSV holds 3157.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BSCT

BSCT tracks an index. 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 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, BSCT or BSV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCT returned +1.3% and BSV +1.0%.
Which is cheaper, BSCT 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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Sources and dates

BSCT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSCT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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