Data as of Nov 12, 2026.
BSCT vs GVI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Return, fees and overlap, side by side.
Risk and return
Sep 20, 2019 to Nov 6, 2026 · 372 weekly returnsEach against its own benchmark: BSCT against AGG, Sep 20, 2019 to Nov 5, 2026; GVI against IUSB, Jun 20, 2014 to Nov 6, 2026.
From Sep 2019 to Nov 2026, BSCT returned more: +16.9% to +11.4%. GVI swung less: 3.9% to 8.5%. GVI fell less at its worst: −12.2% to −18.8%.
Full scorecard
19 measures Open ↓
| Measure | BSCT | GVI | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +16.9% | +11.4% | BSCT | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Annualized | +2.2% | +1.5% | BSCT | Total return as a yearly rate. |
| Price return | −8.5% | −7.5% | GVI | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Volatility | 8.5% | 3.9% | GVI | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. |
| Downside deviation | 6.4% | 2.8% | GVI | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. |
| Max drawdown | −18.8% | −12.2% | GVI | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
| Upside capture | 104.4% | 63.3% | Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose. | |
| Downside capture | 95.9% | 64.2% | Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better. | |
| Beta | 1.16 | 0.61 | Not an edge | How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves. |
| R squared | 0.64 | 0.87 | Not an edge | Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains. |
| Risk-adjusted | ||||
| Sharpe | −0.04 | −0.34 | BSCT | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. |
| Sortino | −0.05 | −0.47 | BSCT | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. |
| Treynor | −0.003 | −0.002 | Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta. | |
| Calmar | 0.12 | 0.13 | GVI (slight) | Annualized return divided by the max drawdown. |
| Against the benchmark | ||||
| Benchmark | AGG | IUSB | The ETF each fund is measured against. | |
| Alpha | +1.9% a year | −0.2% a year | Not significant | Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts. |
| Alpha t-stat | 0.99 | −0.71 | Not an edge | How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance. |
| Alpha range | −1.9% to +5.7% | −0.9% to +0.4% | Includes zero | The 95% range for the yearly alpha. |
| Information ratio | 0.31 | −0.13 | Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error. | |
| Tracking error | 5.2% | 2.3% | Not an edge | How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 372 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
Pair scorecard
BSCT costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.5 points; GVI is 1.2 times larger.
| Measure | BSCT | GVI |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +1.3% | −0.2% |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2029 Index | Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.10% | 0.20% |
| Net assets, as of Nov 11, 2026 | $3.1bn | $3.8bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 2% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BSCT and GVI hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.
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2% in common
Only in one fund ↓
Side by side
BSCT and GVI on the fields both publish, as of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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BSCT
BSCT tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.
GVI
GVI tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned −0.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BSCT or GVI?
- In the year to Nov 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCT returned +1.3% and GVI −0.2%.
- Which is cheaper, BSCT or GVI?
- BSCT is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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Net assets: $3.1bn on Nov 11, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2029 Corporate Bond ETF, and $3.8bn on Nov 12, 2026 for iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF.
BSCT and GVI
Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.
BSCT +1.3%, GVI −0.2%: BSCT +1.5 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.