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BSV vs JSCP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV's duration was 2.5 years on Jun 30, 2026 and JSCP's 2.9 on Aug 31, 2026; BSV charges 0.03% to JSCP's 0.33%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $1.8bn on Oct 28, 2026 for JPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus ETF.

BSV on its own →JSCP on its own →
At a glance
+1.0%
BSV total return, 1 year
+1.3%
JSCP total return, 1 year
0.03%
BSV expense ratio
0.33%
JSCP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

BSV vs JSCP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVJSCP
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.0%+1.3%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted IndexNo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.33%
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and JSCP as of Oct 28, 2026$45.4bn$1.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common5%

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

Risk and return

Mar 12, 2021 to Oct 23, 2026 · 293 weekly returns
BSV JSCP
Return
Total return edge JSCP +9.1% +13.3%
Annualized edge JSCP +1.5% +2.2%
Price return edge BSV −6.6% −7.7%
Risk
Volatility edge BSV (slight) 2.5% 2.7%
Max drawdown edge BSV (slight) −8.1% −8.7%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge JSCP −0.76 −0.47
Sortino edge JSCP −1.03 −0.65
Calmar edge JSCP 0.19 0.26
Reading

JSCP returned more: +13.3% to +9.1%. BSV swung slightly less: 2.5% to 2.7%. BSV fell slightly less at its worst: −8.1% to −8.7%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs JSCP: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVJSCPEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+9.1%+13.3%JSCPPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+1.5%+2.2%JSCPTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return−6.6%−7.7%BSVPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility2.5%2.7%BSV (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation1.9%1.9%TieLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−8.1%−8.7%BSV (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe−0.76−0.47JSCPReturn above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino−1.03−0.65JSCPReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.190.26JSCPAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 293 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and JSCP hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV JSCP
US TREASURY N/B, due Oct 15, 2028 0.48% 1.43%
US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 15, 2029 0.46% 1.89%
US TREASURY N/B, due Mar 15, 2029 0.37% 0.82%
US TREASURY N/B, due Sep 15, 2028 0.36% 1.53%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2028 0.32% 2.60%
US TREASURY N/B, due Dec 15, 2028 0.30% 1.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2028 0.21% 1.06%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jan 15, 2029 0.20% 2.14%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 31, 2030 0.64% 0.19%
US TREASURY N/B, due Jun 15, 2028 0.39% 0.13%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2028 0.46% 0.07%
BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jan 24, 2031 0.06% 0.07%
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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 JSCP
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jun 15, 2029 3.69%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2029 1.79%
FHLMC UMBS, 30 Year, due Jul 1, 2056 0.96%
FNMA UMBS, 30 Year, due Sep 1, 2055 0.73%
FNMA UMBS, 30 Year, due Aug 1, 2056 0.69%
U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 15, 2029 0.63%
FHLMC UMBS, 30 Year, due Feb 1, 2056 0.55%
FNMA UMBS, 30 Year, due May 1, 2053 0.50%
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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF JSCP JPMorgan Short Duration Core Plus ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Vanguard JPMorgan
What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +1.0% +1.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +2.7 pts vs AGG
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.33%
Holdings 3157 1305
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and JSCP as of Oct 28, 2026 $45.4bn $1.8bn

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

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-30AAC7F122

BSV and JSCP are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

  1. What each follows. BSV follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index and JSCP follows No index, actively managed.
  2. Holdings in common. 5% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
  3. Cost. BSV charges 0.03% of assets a year and JSCP 0.33%, a gap of 0.30 points.

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.

JSCP

JSCP is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or JSCP?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and JSCP +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or JSCP?
BSV is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BSV on its own →JSCP on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →JSCP dividend history →JSCP holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BSV ↗
JSCP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
JSCP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
JPMorgan website ↗

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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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