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BSV vs IEF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV's duration was 2.5 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IEF's 7.0 on Aug 31, 2026; BSV charges 0.03% to IEF's 0.15%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $43.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

BSV on its own →IEF on its own →
At a glance
+1.0%
BSV total return, 1 year
−3.2%
IEF total return, 1 year
0.03%
BSV expense ratio
0.15%
IEF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; BSV is 1.1 times larger.

BSV vs IEF: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVIEF
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.0%−3.2%
Drawdown
Below its high13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted IndexICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.15%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$45.4bn$41.6bn
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 IEF 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%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV IEF
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 IEF
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2036 9.31%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 8.74%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 8.63%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2035 8.52%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 8.31%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 8.25%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2035 8.21%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 8.12%
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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury 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 7-10 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year +1.0% −3.2%
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.15%
Holdings 3157 17
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and IEF as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.4bn $43.5bn

BSV and IEF 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.

IEF

IEF tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or IEF?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and IEF −3.2%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or IEF?
BSV is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BSV on its own →IEF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →IEF dividend history →IEF holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BSV ↗
IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IEF ↗

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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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