Which returned more over the last year, BSCV or DFSD?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCV returned −0.6% and DFSD +1.1%.

Which is cheaper, BSCV or DFSD?

BSCV is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BSCV vs DFSD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSCV's duration was 4.4 years on May 31, 2026 and DFSD's 2.9 on Jul 31, 2026; BSCV charges 0.10% to DFSD's 0.16%.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2031 Corporate Bond ETF, and $7.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF.

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At a glance

−0.6%

BSCV total return, 1 year

+1.1%

DFSD total return, 1 year

0.10%

BSCV expense ratio

0.16%

DFSD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSCV costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

BSCV vs DFSD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCV	DFSD
Return
Measure	BSCV	DFSD
Total return, 1 year	−0.6%	+1.1%
Benchmark
Measure	BSCV	DFSD
What it tracks	Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2031 Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	BSCV	DFSD
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.16%
Net assets, BSCV as of Oct 27, 2026 and DFSD as of Jul 31, 2026	$1.9bn	$7.1bn
Holdings
Measure	BSCV	DFSD
Holdings in common	7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSCV and DFSD hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSCV DFSD

Novartis Capital Corp., due Mar 18, 2031 0.49% 0.37%

Merck & Co., Inc., due Mar 15, 2031 0.28% 0.37%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Mar 13, 2031 1.39% 0.27%

Elevance Health, Inc., due Mar 15, 2031 0.26% 0.28%

Airbnb, Inc., due Mar 16, 2031 0.24% 0.21%

Cisco Systems, Inc., due Feb 26, 2031 0.72% 0.21%

Eaton Corp., due Mar 6, 2031 0.42% 0.20%

Broadcom Inc., due Feb 15, 2031 0.70% 0.18%

Mercedes-Benz Finance North America LLC, due Jan 18, 2031 0.49% 0.17%

Cigna Group (The), due Mar 15, 2031 0.38% 0.15%

Amazon.com, Inc., due May 12, 2031 0.76% 0.15%

Alphabet Inc., due Feb 15, 2031 0.83% 0.14%

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Only in BSCV

Salesforce, Inc., due Sep 15, 2031 1.06%

Oracle Corp., due Feb 4, 2031 0.97%

Oracle Corp., due Mar 25, 2031 0.82%

Orange, due Mar 1, 2031 0.82%

AT&T Inc., due Jun 1, 2031 0.77%

Apple Inc., due Feb 8, 2031 0.69%

Abbott Laboratories, due Mar 15, 2031 0.69%

T-Mobile USA, Inc., due Apr 15, 2031 0.65%

Only in DFSD

NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT BOND, due May 15, 2030 2.35%

The DFA Short Term Investment Fund 1.85%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 15, 2028 1.12%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Jan 31, 2028 1.07%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Sep 30, 2028 0.71%

ACCENTURE CAPITAL INC, due Oct 4, 2029 0.69%

U S TREASURY NOTE, due Feb 29, 2028 0.69%

SHELL FINANCE US INC, due Nov 6, 2030 0.66%

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Side by side

BSCV Invesco BulletShares 2031 Corporate Bond ETF DFSD Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Invesco Dimensional

What it is Tracks an index Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −0.6% +1.1%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark +0.8 pts vs AGG +2.5 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.16%

Holdings 493 1589

Net assets, BSCV as of Oct 27, 2026 and DFSD as of Jul 31, 2026 $1.9bn $7.1bn

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

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BSCV and DFSD do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. BSCV follows Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2031 Index and DFSD follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 7% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. BSCV holds 493 positions and DFSD holds 1589.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

BSCV

BSCV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.6% 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.

DFSD

DFSD is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCV or DFSD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCV returned −0.6% and DFSD +1.1%.
Which is cheaper, BSCV or DFSD?: BSCV is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

BSCV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSCV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for BSCV ↗

DFSD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DFSD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Dimensional website ↗

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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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