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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and CGSD +1.9%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or CGSD?

BSV is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSV vs CGSD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 BSV's duration was 2.5 years and CGSD's 2.4; BSV charges 0.03% to CGSD's 0.25%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $2.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+1.9%

CGSD total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.25%

CGSD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; BSV is 16.8 times larger.

BSV vs CGSD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	CGSD
Return
Measure	BSV	CGSD
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+1.9%
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	CGSD
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	CGSD
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.25%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$2.7bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	CGSD
Holdings in common	4%

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

Risk and return

Nov 4, 2022 to Oct 23, 2026 · 207 weekly returns

BSV CGSD

Return

Total return edge CGSD +17.8% +20.9%

Annualized edge CGSD +4.2% +4.9%

Price return edge BSV +3.3% +1.6%

Risk

Volatility edge CGSD 2.5% 1.9%

Max drawdown edge CGSD −1.7% −1.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge CGSD −0.18 0.10

Sortino edge CGSD −0.27 0.15

Calmar edge CGSD 2.46 3.56

Reading

CGSD returned more: +20.9% to +17.8%. CGSD swung less: 1.9% to 2.5%. CGSD fell less at its worst: −1.4% to −1.7%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs CGSD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	CGSD	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+17.8%	+20.9%	CGSD	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+4.2%	+4.9%	CGSD	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+3.3%	+1.6%	BSV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.5%	1.9%	CGSD	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.7%	1.2%	CGSD	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−1.7%	−1.4%	CGSD	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.18	0.10	CGSD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.27	0.15	CGSD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	2.46	3.56	CGSD	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 207 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and CGSD hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV CGSD

US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 30, 2028 0.26% 0.22%

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.67% 0.12%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Oct 22, 2030 0.06% 0.22%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2028 0.06% 0.42%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Oct 18, 2030 0.05% 0.12%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.05% 0.26%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2028 0.05% 0.19%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jan 16, 2030 0.05% 0.06%

AMGEN INC, due Mar 2, 2028 0.04% 0.23%

BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2029 0.04% 0.09%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jan 15, 2031 0.04% 0.19%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Apr 18, 2030 0.04% 0.09%

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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%

Only in CGSD

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 5.53%

Freddie Mac Pool, due May 1, 2055 1.56%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Jul 1, 2056 1.50%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Apr 1, 2055 1.36%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2027 0.59%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 0.58%

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, due May 17, 2027 0.57%

Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security, TBA, due Aug 1, 2056 0.51%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF CGSD Capital Group Short Duration Income ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard Capital Group

What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +1.0% +1.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (AGGM)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.7 pts vs AGGM

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.25%

Holdings 3157 1060

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and CGSD as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.4bn $2.9bn

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

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

What each follows. BSV follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index and CGSD follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 4% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026).
Cost. BSV charges 0.03% of assets a year and CGSD 0.25%, a gap of 0.22 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

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.

CGSD

CGSD is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Government/Credit. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or CGSD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and CGSD +1.9%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or CGSD?: BSV is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BSV ↗

CGSD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGSD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGSD ↗

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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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