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BSV vs SCHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BSV returned +1.0% to SCHB'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 $44.6bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.

BSV on its own →SCHB on its own →
At a glance
+1.0%
BSV total return, 1 year
+13.4%
SCHB total return, 1 year
0.03%
BSV expense ratio
0.03%
SCHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 12.4 points.

BSV vs SCHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVSCHB
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.0%+13.4%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted IndexDow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SCHB as of Aug 31, 2026$45.4bn$44.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight88%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund33.7%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and SCHB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV SCHB
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 0.86%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.83%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.83%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%
Only in SCHB
NVIDIA Corp 7.20%
Apple Inc 6.27%
Microsoft Corp 5.08%
Amazon.com Inc 3.42%
Alphabet Inc 2.68%
Broadcom Inc 2.36%
Alphabet Inc 2.13%
Meta Platforms Inc 1.69%
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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Vanguard Schwab
What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Tracks an index of US broad market
Total return, 1 year +1.0% +13.4%
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 3157 2372
Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SCHB as of Aug 31, 2026 $45.4bn $44.6bn

BSV and SCHB 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.

SCHB

SCHB tracks an index of US broad market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,372 positions, with the top ten at 33.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or SCHB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and SCHB +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or SCHB?
Neither: BSV and SCHB both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BSV on its own →SCHB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →SCHB dividend history →SCHB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for BSV ↗
SCHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SCHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Schwab 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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