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BSV vs EVSD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 BSV's duration was 2.5 years and EVSD's 2.3; BSV charges 0.03% to EVSD's 0.24%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $1.3bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF.

BSV on its own →EVSD on its own →
At a glance
+1.0%
BSV total return, 1 year
+1.7%
EVSD total return, 1 year
0.03%
BSV expense ratio
0.24%
EVSD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points.

BSV vs EVSD: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVEVSD
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.0%+1.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.24%
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and EVSD as of Jun 30, 2026$45.4bn$1.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common5%

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

Risk and return

Jun 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026 · 121 weekly returns
BSV EVSD
Return
Total return edge EVSD +9.5% +12.0%
Annualized edge EVSD +4.0% +5.0%
Price return edge EVSD +0.1% +0.8%
Risk
Volatility edge EVSD (slight) 2.2% 2.0%
Max drawdown edge EVSD (slight) −1.3% −1.2%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge EVSD −0.12 0.37
Sortino edge EVSD −0.17 0.53
Calmar edge EVSD 2.96 4.01
Reading

EVSD returned more: +12.0% to +9.5%. EVSD swung slightly less: 2.0% to 2.2%. EVSD fell slightly less at its worst: −1.2% to −1.3%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs EVSD: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVEVSDEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+9.5%+12.0%EVSDPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+4.0%+5.0%EVSDTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+0.1%+0.8%EVSDPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility2.2%2.0%EVSD (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation1.5%1.4%EVSDLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−1.3%−1.2%EVSD (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe−0.120.37EVSDReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino−0.170.53EVSDReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar2.964.01EVSDAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 121 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and EVSD hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV EVSD
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 31, 2030 0.64% 2.14%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2028 0.48% 0.65%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 31, 2028 0.48% 1.58%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2030 0.38% 1.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2029 0.56% 0.36%
US TREASURY N/B, due Mar 31, 2029 0.49% 0.34%
US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2028 0.33% 0.73%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.67% 0.25%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2029 0.30% 0.18%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2029 0.33% 0.15%
US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2028 0.68% 0.10%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.51% 0.10%
Only in one fund ↓
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 Jul 15, 2027 0.80%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2030 0.79%
US TREASURY N/B, due Dec 31, 2029 0.77%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.75%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 30, 2027 0.75%
Only in EVSD
UMBS, Single Family, 30 Year, due Jul 25, 2056 3.53%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2032 2.25%
Eaton Vance Floating-Rate ETF 1.66%
Nykredit Realkredit A/S, Series 01E, due Oct 1, 2056 1.24%
Tricon Trust, Series 2026-SFR2, Class A, due Jun 17, 2043 0.72%
Smithfield Foods, Inc., due Feb 1, 2027 0.64%
Eaton Vance Ultra-Short Income ETF 0.58%
DNB Bank ASA, due Mar 30, 2032 0.56%
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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF EVSD Eaton Vance Short Duration Income ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard Morgan Stanley
What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +1.0% +1.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.2% (IUSB)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +2.9 pts vs IUSB
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.24%
Holdings 3157 569
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and EVSD as of Jun 30, 2026 $45.4bn $1.3bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-8AA19FEE5C

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

  1. What each follows. BSV follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index and EVSD follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026).
  3. Number of holdings. BSV holds 3,157 positions and EVSD holds 569.

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.

EVSD

EVSD is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or EVSD?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and EVSD +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or EVSD?
BSV is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
BSV on its own →EVSD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →EVSD dividend history →EVSD holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BSV ↗
EVSD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
EVSD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Morgan Stanley 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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