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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and FSIG +0.8%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or FSIG?

BSV is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSV vs FSIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV's duration was 2.5 years on Jun 30, 2026 and FSIG's 2.9 on Jul 31, 2026; BSV charges 0.03% to FSIG's 0.44%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $1.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+0.8%

FSIG total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.44%

FSIG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points.

BSV vs FSIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	FSIG
Return
Measure	BSV	FSIG
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+0.8%
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	FSIG
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	FSIG
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.44%
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and FSIG as of Oct 27, 2026	$45.4bn	$1.5bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	FSIG
Holdings in common	2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Nov 26, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 256 weekly returns

BSV FSIG

Return

Total return edge FSIG +9.4% +13.2%

Annualized edge FSIG +1.8% +2.6%

Price return edge BSV −5.5% −7.5%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV (slight) 2.7% 2.8%

Max drawdown edge FSIG (slight) −7.2% −6.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge FSIG −0.80 −0.50

Sortino edge FSIG −1.07 −0.68

Calmar edge FSIG 0.25 0.39

Reading

FSIG returned more: +13.2% to +9.4%. BSV swung slightly less: 2.7% to 2.8%. FSIG fell slightly less at its worst: −6.6% to −7.2%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs FSIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	FSIG	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+9.4%	+13.2%	FSIG	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.8%	+2.6%	FSIG	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−5.5%	−7.5%	BSV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.7%	2.8%	BSV (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	2.0%	2.1%	BSV (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−7.2%	−6.6%	FSIG (slight)	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.80	−0.50	FSIG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−1.07	−0.68	FSIG	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.25	0.39	FSIG	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 256 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and FSIG hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV FSIG

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2028 0.06% 0.66%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2028 0.05% 0.69%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Apr 25, 2029 0.05% 0.36%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jan 16, 2032 0.05% 0.34%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2030 0.04% 0.43%

SMURFIT KAPPA, due Jan 15, 2030 0.04% 0.86%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Apr 18, 2030 0.04% 0.13%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jul 20, 2029 0.04% 0.70%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jan 23, 2030 0.04% 0.30%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jan 23, 2030 0.04% 0.17%

BANCO SANTANDER, due Apr 15, 2031 0.04% 0.26%

SPACE EXPLORATIO, due Jul 15, 2031 0.03% 0.32%

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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 FSIG

MSCI 4 11/15/29 144A, due Nov 15, 2029 1.50%

CRWD 3 02/15/29, due Feb 15, 2029 1.39%

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 0% CP 03/08/2026, due Aug 3, 2026 1.03%

Cencora Inc 0% CP 03/08/2026, due Aug 3, 2026 1.02%

BCULC 5.625 09/15/29 144A, due Sep 15, 2029 0.96%

CSUCN 5.158 02/16/29 144A, due Feb 16, 2029 0.86%

ABCSUP 4 01/15/28 144A, due Jan 15, 2028 0.71%

MEDIND 3.875 04/01/29 144A, due Apr 1, 2029 0.70%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF FSIG First Trust Limited Duration Investment Grade Corporate ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard First Trust

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

Total return, 1 year +1.0% +0.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +2.2 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.44%

Holdings 3157 324

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and FSIG as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.4bn $1.5bn

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

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BSV and FSIG 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 FSIG follows No index, actively managed.
Holdings in common. 2% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. BSV holds 3,157 positions and FSIG holds 324.

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.

FSIG

FSIG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.44% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or FSIG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and FSIG +0.8%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or FSIG?: BSV is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BSV ↗

FSIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FSIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FSIG ↗

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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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