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BSV vs GVI: Differences, Returns & Fees

Return, fees and overlap, side by side.

Return gap
+1.1 pts
1 year to Nov 12, 2026: BSV ahead, total return
Fee gap
0.17 pts
A year: BSV 0.03%, GVI 0.20%, per filings dated Apr 28, 2026 and Jun 18, 2026
Overlap
57%
Share of the two books held in common, holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026
Net flow
–
Needs daily flows for both funds

Risk and return

Jan 15, 2010 to Nov 6, 2026 · 877 weekly returns
BSV GVI
Return
Total return edge GVI +37.9% +44.7%
Annualized edge GVI +1.9% +2.2%
Price return edge GVI −4.0% −1.9%
Risk
Volatility edge BSV 2.0% 3.1%
Max drawdown edge BSV −8.1% −12.2%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge GVI 0.19 0.22
Sortino edge GVI 0.28 0.32
Calmar edge BSV 0.24 0.18
Reading

From Jan 2010 to Nov 2026, GVI returned more: +44.7% to +37.9%. BSV swung less: 2.0% to 3.1%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −12.2%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs GVI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVGVIEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+37.9%+44.7%GVIPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+1.9%+2.2%GVITotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−4.0%−1.9%GVIPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility2.0%3.1%BSVSpread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation1.4%2.2%BSVLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−8.1%−12.2%BSVDeepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.190.22GVIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino0.280.32GVIReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.240.18BSVAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 877 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points.

BSV vs GVI: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVGVI
Return
Total return, 1 year+0.9%−0.2%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted IndexBloomberg U.S. Intermediate Government/Credit Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.20%
Net assets, BSV as of Oct 31, 2026 and GVI as of Nov 12, 2026$46.9bn$3.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common57%

Method

Key numbers
+0.9%
BSV total return, 1 year
−0.2%
GVI total return, 1 year
0.03%
BSV expense ratio
0.20%
GVI expense ratio

What they share

57%

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and GVI hold 57% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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57% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV GVI
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2030 0.88% 0.62%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 31, 2028 1.12% 0.60%
US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2031 0.55% 0.69%
US TREASURY N/B, due Sep 30, 2030 0.70% 0.55%
US TREASURY N/B, due Mar 31, 2031 0.56% 0.54%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2031 0.55% 0.54%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2031 0.70% 0.53%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2030 0.70% 0.53%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 30, 2030 0.55% 0.53%
US TREASURY N/B, due Sep 15, 2027 0.56% 0.53%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2031 0.77% 0.51%
US TREASURY N/B, due Dec 31, 2027 0.89% 0.51%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in BSV
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 15, 2027 0.80%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.75%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2030 0.75%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2027 0.57%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.51%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jul 31, 2027 0.38%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2029 0.33%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2029 0.30%
Only in GVI
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 0.74%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 0.74%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 0.73%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 0.73%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 0.72%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 0.72%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 0.71%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 0.69%
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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF GVI iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard iShares
What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +0.9% −0.2%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.0% (IUSB)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.8 pts vs IUSB
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.20%
Holdings 3156 6351
Net assets, BSV as of Oct 31, 2026 and GVI as of Nov 12, 2026 $46.9bn $3.8bn

BSV and GVI on the fields both publish, as of Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
BSV

BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

GVI

GVI tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 12, 2026 it returned −0.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.0% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or GVI?
In the year to Nov 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +0.9% and GVI −0.2%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or GVI?
BSV is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BSV on its own →GVI on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →GVI dividend history →GVI holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BSV ↗
GVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
GVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for GVI ↗

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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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Net assets: $46.9bn on Oct 31, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $3.8bn on Nov 12, 2026 for iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF.

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BSV and GVI

Total return, distributions reinvested, 1 year.

BSV +0.9%GVI −0.2%
Nov 12, 2025Nov 12, 2026

BSV +0.9%, GVI −0.2%: BSV +1.1 pts ahead, 1 year, Nov 12, 2025 to Nov 12, 2026.