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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and ITOT +13.4%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or ITOT?

Neither: BSV and ITOT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BSV vs ITOT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BSV returned +1.0% to ITOT's +13.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $97.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+13.4%

ITOT total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.03%

ITOT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 12.4 points; ITOT is 2.1 times larger.

BSV vs ITOT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	ITOT
Return
Measure	BSV	ITOT
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+13.4%
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	ITOT
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	S&P Total Market Index (TMI)
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	ITOT
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$95.9bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	ITOT
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		88%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		33.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and ITOT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV ITOT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in BSV

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.70%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.09%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.86%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.83%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%

Only in ITOT

NVIDIA 7.06%

APPLE 6.78%

MICROSOFT 5.28%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.32%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.52%

BROADCOM INC 2.18%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.02%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.83%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market

Total return, 1 year +1.0% +13.4%

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 3157 2443

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and ITOT as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.4bn $97.1bn

BSV and ITOT 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.

ITOT

ITOT tracks the S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,443 positions, with the top ten at 33.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or ITOT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and ITOT +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or ITOT?: Neither: BSV and ITOT both charge 0.03% 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 ↗

ITOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ITOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ITOT ↗

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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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