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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and IBDV +0.1%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or IBDV?

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 IBDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV's duration was 2.5 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IBDV's 3.4 on Jul 31, 2026; BSV charges 0.03% to IBDV's 0.10%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $3.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Corporate ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+0.1%

IBDV total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.10%

IBDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; BSV is 13.8 times larger.

BSV vs IBDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	IBDV
Return
Measure	BSV	IBDV
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+0.1%
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	IBDV
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Bloomberg December 2030 Maturity Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	IBDV
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$3.3bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	IBDV
Holdings in common	4%

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

Risk and return

Jul 2, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026 · 329 weekly returns

BSV IBDV

Return

Total return edge BSV +9.0% +4.8%

Annualized edge BSV +1.4% +0.7%

Price return edge BSV −7.6% −16.5%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV 2.4% 5.9%

Max drawdown edge BSV −8.1% −21.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IBDV −0.72 −0.37

Sortino edge IBDV −0.99 −0.50

Calmar edge BSV 0.17 0.03

Reading

BSV returned more: +9.0% to +4.8%. BSV swung less: 2.4% to 5.9%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −21.4%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs IBDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	IBDV	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+9.0%	+4.8%	BSV	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.4%	+0.7%	BSV	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−7.6%	−16.5%	BSV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.4%	5.9%	BSV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.8%	4.4%	BSV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−8.1%	−21.4%	BSV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.72	−0.37	IBDV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.99	−0.50	IBDV	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.17	0.03	BSV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 329 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and IBDV 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 IBDV

T-MOBILE USA INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.05% 1.16%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2030 0.04% 0.74%

SMURFIT KAPPA, due Jan 15, 2030 0.04% 0.15%

TOTAL CAP INTL, due Jan 10, 2030 0.04% 0.18%

PAYCHEX INC, due Apr 15, 2030 0.03% 0.27%

ALPHABET INC, due Nov 15, 2030 0.03% 0.38%

AMCOR FLEXIBLES, due Mar 17, 2030 0.03% 0.11%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Feb 7, 2030 0.03% 0.36%

CISCO SYSTEMS, due Feb 24, 2030 0.03% 0.16%

DEUTSCHE TEL FIN, due Jun 15, 2030 0.03% 0.66%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Nov 20, 2030 0.03% 0.42%

EXXON MOBIL CORP, due Oct 15, 2030 0.03% 0.31%

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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 IBDV

Broadcom Inc, due Feb 15, 2030 0.26%

Energy Transfer LP, due Dec 1, 2030 0.22%

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc, due Jan 13, 2030 0.22%

Truist Bank, due Mar 11, 2030 0.20%

Ford Motor Credit Co LLC, due Mar 6, 2030 0.19%

Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2030 0.19%

Walmart Inc, due Apr 28, 2030 0.17%

Amphenol Corp, due Feb 15, 2030 0.16%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF IBDV iShares iBonds Dec 2030 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% +0.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.2% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +1.3 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.10%

Holdings 3157 735

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and IBDV as of Oct 28, 2026 $45.4bn $3.4bn

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

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BSV and IBDV 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 IBDV follows Bloomberg December 2030 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 IBDV holds 735.

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.

IBDV

IBDV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.1% 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 IBDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and IBDV +0.1%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or IBDV?: 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 ↗

IBDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBDV ↗

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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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