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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCV returned −0.6% and VCSH +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, BSCV or VCSH?

VCSH 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.

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BSCV vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On May 31, 2026 BSCV's duration was 4.4 years and VCSH's 2.7; VCSH charges 0.03% to BSCV's 0.10%.

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Net assets: $1.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco BulletShares 2031 Corporate Bond ETF, and $43.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−0.6%

BSCV total return, 1 year

+1.3%

VCSH total return, 1 year

0.10%

BSCV expense ratio

0.03%

VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VCSH costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points.

BSCV vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSCV	VCSH
Return
Measure	BSCV	VCSH
Total return, 1 year	−0.6%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	BSCV	VCSH
What it tracks	Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2031 Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSCV	VCSH
Expense ratio	0.10%	0.03%
Net assets, BSCV as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.9bn	$43.9bn
Holdings
Measure	BSCV	VCSH
Holdings in common	7%

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

What they share

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

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSCV VCSH

Oracle Corp., due Feb 4, 2031 0.97% 0.16%

Amazon.com, Inc., due Mar 13, 2031 1.39% 0.15%

Verizon Communications Inc., due Mar 21, 2031 0.90% 0.12%

Abbott Laboratories, due Mar 15, 2031 0.69% 0.12%

Alphabet Inc., due Feb 15, 2031 0.83% 0.10%

Oracle Corp., due Mar 25, 2031 0.82% 0.10%

Orange, due Mar 1, 2031 0.82% 0.10%

Fidelity National Information Services, Inc., due Mar 10, 2031 0.56% 0.09%

T-Mobile USA, Inc., due Apr 15, 2031 0.65% 0.08%

Boeing Co. (The), due Feb 1, 2031 0.38% 0.08%

Pacific Gas and Electric Co., due Feb 1, 2031 0.51% 0.08%

AbbVie Inc., due Mar 15, 2031 0.35% 0.08%

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Only in BSCV

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

Apple Inc., due Feb 8, 2031 0.69%

Ally Financial Inc., due Nov 1, 2031 0.63%

Centene Corp., due Mar 1, 2031 0.54%

Walmart Inc., due Sep 22, 2031 0.50%

Merck & Co., Inc., due Dec 10, 2031 0.50%

Banco Santander S.A., due Jul 15, 2031 0.44%

Broadcom Inc., due Nov 15, 2031 0.43%

Only in VCSH

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.83%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Dec 20, 2028 0.23%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.21%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2028 0.20%

T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.19%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2030 0.19%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.18%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Apr 23, 2032 0.18%

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Side by side

BSCV Invesco BulletShares 2031 Corporate Bond ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Invesco Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year −0.6% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) +1.3% (SCHJ)

Gap to its benchmark +0.8 pts vs AGG 0.0 pts vs SCHJ

Expense ratio 0.10% 0.03%

Holdings 493 3064

Net assets, BSCV as of Oct 27, 2026 and VCSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.9bn $43.9bn

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

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

What each follows. BSCV follows Invesco BulletShares USD Corporate Bond 2031 Index and VCSH follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 7% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated May 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. BSCV holds 493 positions and VCSH holds 3064.

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.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSCV or VCSH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSCV returned −0.6% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, BSCV or VCSH?: VCSH 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

BSCV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSCV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for BSCV ↗

VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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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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