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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and MUB returned +0.1%, so BSV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or MUB?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, 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 MUB: how they differ

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

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and MUB 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 MUB
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%

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 MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Short-Term Bond	National Muni Bond
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.05%
Holdings	3185	5215

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.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or MUB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and MUB returned +0.1%, so BSV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or MUB?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BSV against MUB, 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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