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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and IBDW −0.6%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or IBDW?

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 IBDW: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV's duration was 2.5 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IBDW's 4.2 on Jul 31, 2026; BSV charges 0.03% to IBDW's 0.10%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $2.7bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares iBonds Dec 2031 Term Corporate ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

−0.6%

IBDW total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.10%

IBDW expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.6 points; BSV is 17.5 times larger.

BSV vs IBDW: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	IBDW
Return
Measure	BSV	IBDW
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	−0.6%
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	IBDW
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Bloomberg December 2031 Maturity Corporate Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	IBDW
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$2.6bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	IBDW
Holdings in common	3%

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

Risk and return

Jul 2, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 277 weekly returns

BSV IBDW

Return

Total return edge BSV +8.7% +0.5%

Annualized edge BSV +1.6% +0.1%

Price return edge BSV −6.5% −19.8%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV 2.6% 6.9%

Max drawdown edge BSV −8.1% −23.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IBDW −0.81 −0.49

Sortino edge IBDW −1.09 −0.65

Calmar edge BSV 0.19 0.00

Reading

BSV returned more: +8.7% to +0.5%. BSV swung less: 2.6% to 6.9%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −23.3%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs IBDW: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	IBDW	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+8.7%	+0.5%	BSV	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.6%	+0.1%	BSV	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−6.5%	−19.8%	BSV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.6%	6.9%	BSV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.9%	5.2%	BSV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−8.1%	−23.3%	BSV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.81	−0.49	IBDW	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−1.09	−0.65	IBDW	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.19	0.00	BSV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 277 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and IBDW hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV IBDW

HONEYWELL AEROSP, due Mar 16, 2031 0.04% 0.44%

BANCO SANTANDER, due Apr 15, 2031 0.04% 0.10%

FIDELITY NATL IN, due Mar 10, 2031 0.03% 0.27%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2031 0.03% 0.97%

SPACE EXPLORATIO, due Jul 15, 2031 0.03% 1.00%

AMAZON.COM INC, due May 12, 2031 0.03% 0.61%

ENERGY TRANS, due Jan 15, 2031 0.03% 0.05%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2031 0.03% 0.72%

VERIZON COMM INC, due Mar 21, 2031 0.03% 0.71%

ABBVIE INC, due Mar 15, 2031 0.03% 0.20%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2031 0.03% 0.79%

ALPHABET INC, due Feb 15, 2031 0.03% 0.47%

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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 IBDW

Amazon.com Inc, due Jul 9, 2031 0.70%

AT&T Inc, due Jun 1, 2031 0.59%

Apple Inc, due Feb 8, 2031 0.51%

Ally Financial Inc, due Nov 1, 2031 0.47%

Banco Santander SA, due Jul 15, 2031 0.36%

Merck & Co Inc, due Dec 10, 2031 0.35%

Broadcom Inc, due Nov 15, 2031 0.33%

Royal Bank of Canada, due Nov 3, 2031 0.31%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF IBDW iShares iBonds Dec 2031 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% −0.6%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.6 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.10%

Holdings 3157 669

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and IBDW as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.4bn $2.7bn

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

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BSV and IBDW 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 IBDW follows Bloomberg December 2031 Maturity Corporate Index.
Holdings in common. 3% 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 IBDW holds 669.

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.

IBDW

IBDW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.6% 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 IBDW?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and IBDW −0.6%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or IBDW?: 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 ↗

IBDW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBDW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBDW ↗

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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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