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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and IBDU +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or IBDU?

BSV is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSV vs IBDU: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV's duration was 2.5 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IBDU's 2.6 on Jul 31, 2026; BSV charges 0.03% to IBDU's 0.10%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $4.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+1.3%

IBDU total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.10%

IBDU expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points; BSV is 11.4 times larger.

BSV vs IBDU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	IBDU
Return
Measure	BSV	IBDU
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	IBDU
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Bloomberg December 2029 Maturity Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	IBDU
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$4.0bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	IBDU
Holdings in common	4%

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

Risk and return

Sep 27, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 369 weekly returns

BSV IBDU

Return

Total return edge IBDU +14.1% +16.3%

Annualized edge IBDU +1.9% +2.1%

Price return edge BSV −4.9% −10.3%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV 2.6% 8.3%

Max drawdown edge BSV −8.1% −18.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IBDU −0.38 −0.05

Sortino edge IBDU −0.54 −0.06

Calmar edge BSV 0.23 0.11

Reading

IBDU returned more: +16.3% to +14.1%. BSV swung less: 2.6% to 8.3%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −18.9%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs IBDU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	IBDU	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+14.1%	+16.3%	IBDU	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.9%	+2.1%	IBDU	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−4.9%	−10.3%	BSV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.6%	8.3%	BSV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.8%	6.4%	BSV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−8.1%	−18.9%	BSV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.38	−0.05	IBDU	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.54	−0.06	IBDU	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.23	0.11	BSV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 369 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and IBDU hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV IBDU

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.06% 0.97%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Jan 23, 2029 0.06% 0.56%

BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2029 0.04% 0.29%

CISCO SYSTEMS, due Feb 26, 2029 0.04% 0.49%

ORACLE CORP, due Sep 27, 2029 0.04% 0.28%

INTEL CORP, due Nov 15, 2029 0.03% 0.37%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2029 0.03% 0.56%

HP ENTERPRISE, due Oct 15, 2029 0.03% 0.35%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2029 0.03% 0.58%

IBM CORP, due May 15, 2029 0.03% 0.61%

SUMITOMO MITSUI, due Jul 16, 2029 0.03% 0.49%

ARTHUR J GALLAGH, due Dec 15, 2029 0.03% 0.14%

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 IBDU

Amazon.com Inc, due Jul 9, 2029 0.49%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jan 24, 2029 0.48%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc, due Mar 7, 2029 0.26%

Oracle Corp, due Nov 9, 2029 0.25%

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The, due Apr 5, 2029 0.21%

ING Groep NV, due Apr 9, 2029 0.21%

Verizon Communications Inc, due Feb 8, 2029 0.21%

Toyota Motor Credit Corp, due Aug 9, 2029 0.19%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF IBDU iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Corporate 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 +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% 0.10%

Holdings 3157 729

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and IBDU as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.4bn $4.0bn

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

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BSV and IBDU 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 IBDU follows Bloomberg December 2029 Maturity Corporate Index.
Holdings in common. 4% 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 IBDU holds 729.

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.

IBDU

IBDU tracks an index. 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 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or IBDU?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and IBDU +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or IBDU?: BSV is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 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 ↗

IBDU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBDU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBDU ↗

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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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