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BSV vs HYG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV's duration was 2.5 years on Jun 30, 2026 and HYG's 2.9 on Aug 31, 2026; BSV charges 0.03% to HYG's 0.49%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $17.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

BSV on its own →HYG on its own →
At a glance
+1.0%
BSV total return, 1 year
+1.3%
HYG total return, 1 year
0.03%
BSV expense ratio
0.49%
HYG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.46 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; BSV is 2.7 times larger.

BSV vs HYG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVHYG
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.0%+1.3%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted IndexMarkit iBoxx USD Liquid High Yield Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.49%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$45.4bn$16.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and HYG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV HYG
PILGRIM'S PRIDE, due Apr 15, 2031 0.01% 0.07%
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 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 HYG
1261229 BC Ltd, due Apr 15, 2032 0.50%
Meridian Arc Holdco LLC, due Apr 30, 2031 0.45%
EchoStar Corp, due Nov 30, 2029 0.43%
PR RNO Property Owner 1 LLC, due May 1, 2031 0.34%
Quikrete Holdings Inc, due Mar 1, 2032 0.32%
Cloud Software Group LLC, due Mar 31, 2029 0.32%
Cloud Software Group LLC, due Sep 30, 2029 0.32%
Galaxy Helios Data Centers II LLC, due Aug 1, 2031 0.30%
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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate 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 of US high yield bonds
Total return, 1 year +1.0% +1.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.2% (IUSB)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +2.5 pts vs IUSB
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.49%
Holdings 3157 1332
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and HYG as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.4bn $17.5bn

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

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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.

HYG

HYG tracks an index of US high yield bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or HYG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and HYG +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or HYG?
BSV is cheaper, by 0.46 percentage points a year. That is about $46 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 →HYG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →HYG dividend history →HYG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BSV ↗
HYG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
HYG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for HYG ↗

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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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