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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so IGSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or IGSB?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BSV vs IGSB: how they differ

BSV and IGSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IGSB returned more over the year.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and IGSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BSV	Only in IGSB
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

BSV and IGSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Short-Term Bond	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.04%
Holdings	3185	4496

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or IGSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so IGSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or IGSB?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BSV against IGSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 13, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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