Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
BSV vs DIA: how they differ
BSV and DIA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and DIA returned more over the year.
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BSV and DIA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in BSV | Only in DIA |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13% | GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 11.61% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90% | CATERPILLAR INC 9.17% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89% | MICROSOFT CORP 5.61% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82% | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 4.42% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | AMGEN INC 4.36% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81% | TRAVELERS COS INC/THE 4.19% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80% | VISA INC CLASS A SHARES 4.18% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78% | JPMORGAN CHASE + CO 4.03% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund | DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | State Street |
| What it is | Short-Term Bond | Dow Jones Industrial Average |
| Total return, 1 year | +1.1% | +15.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −16.4 pts | −1.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | not published |
| Holdings | 3185 | 31 |
BSV in plain words
BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
DIA in plain words
DIA is an index equity fund tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 31 positions, with the top ten at 55.1%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 5, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BSV or DIA?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and DIA returned +15.6%, so DIA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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