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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCU returned +0.3% and BSV +1.0%.

Which is cheaper, BSCU 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

BSCU vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSCU's duration was 3.6 years on May 31, 2026 and BSV's 2.5 on Jun 30, 2026; BSV charges 0.03% to BSCU's 0.10%.

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Net assets: $2.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2030 Corporate Bond ETF, and $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+0.3%

BSCU total return, 1 year

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

0.10%

BSCU expense ratio

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points.

BSCU vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCU	BSV
Return
Measure	BSCU	BSV
Total return, 1 year	+0.3%	+1.0%
Benchmark
Measure	BSCU	BSV
What it tracks	Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2030 Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSCU	BSV
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.03%
Net assets, BSCU as of Oct 27, 2026 and BSV as of Sep 30, 2026	$2.8bn	$45.4bn
Holdings
Measure	BSCU	BSV
Holdings in common	3%

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

Risk and return

Sep 25, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026 · 317 weekly returns

BSCU BSV

Return

Total return edge BSV +3.1% +8.8%

Annualized edge BSV +0.5% +1.4%

Price return edge BSV −17.7% −7.4%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV 6.1% 2.4%

Max drawdown edge BSV −22.0% −8.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge BSCU −0.42 −0.75

Sortino edge BSCU −0.57 −1.01

Calmar edge BSV 0.02 0.17

Reading

BSV returned more: +8.8% to +3.1%. BSV swung less: 2.4% to 6.1%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −22.0%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: BSCU vs BSV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCU	BSV	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+3.1%	+8.8%	BSV	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+0.5%	+1.4%	BSV	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−17.7%	−7.4%	BSV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	6.1%	2.4%	BSV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.5%	1.8%	BSV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−22.0%	−8.1%	BSV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.42	−0.75	BSCU	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.57	−1.01	BSCU	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.02	0.17	BSV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 317 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSCU and BSV hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSCU BSV

Boeing Co. (The), due May 1, 2030 1.22% 0.04%

Smurfit Kappa Treasury Unlimited Co., due Jan 15, 2030 0.20% 0.04%

Paychex, Inc., due Apr 15, 2030 0.40% 0.03%

Alphabet Inc., due Nov 15, 2030 0.66% 0.03%

Cisco Systems, Inc., due Feb 24, 2030 0.27% 0.03%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Nov 20, 2030 0.66% 0.03%

Exxon Mobil Corp., due Oct 15, 2030 0.50% 0.03%

Oracle Corp., due Sep 26, 2030 0.78% 0.03%

Amgen Inc., due Mar 2, 2030 0.75% 0.03%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due Nov 15, 2030 1.05% 0.03%

Diamondback Energy, Inc., due Jan 30, 2030 0.23% 0.02%

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., due Jan 15, 2030 0.31% 0.02%

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Only in BSCU

Centene Corp., due Oct 15, 2030 0.53%

Centene Corp., due Feb 15, 2030 0.49%

Broadcom Inc., due Feb 15, 2030 0.40%

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc., due Jan 13, 2030 0.37%

Ford Motor Credit Co. LLC, due Mar 6, 2030 0.33%

Truist Bank, due Mar 11, 2030 0.30%

Energy Transfer L.P., due Dec 1, 2030 0.28%

Meta Platforms, Inc., due May 15, 2030 0.27%

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

BSCU Invesco BulletShares 2030 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 +0.3% +1.0%

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

Gap to its benchmark +1.7 pts vs AGG not measured

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.03%

Holdings 450 3157

Net assets, BSCU as of Oct 27, 2026 and BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.8bn $45.4bn

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

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

What each follows. BSCU follows Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2030 Index and BSV follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index.
Holdings in common. 3% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026).
Number of holdings. BSCU holds 450 positions and BSV holds 3157.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BSCU

BSCU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.3% 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, BSCU or BSV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCU returned +0.3% and BSV +1.0%.
Which is cheaper, BSCU 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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BSCU on its own →BSV on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSCU dividend history →BSCU holdings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BSCU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSCU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for BSCU ↗

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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