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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and SLQD +1.9%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or SLQD?

BSV is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSV vs SLQD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV's duration was 2.5 years on Jun 30, 2026 and SLQD's 2.2 on Jul 31, 2026; BSV charges 0.03% to SLQD's 0.06%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $2.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+1.9%

SLQD total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.06%

SLQD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.9 points; BSV is 18.9 times larger.

BSV vs SLQD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	SLQD
Return
Measure	BSV	SLQD
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+1.9%
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	SLQD
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade 0-5 Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	SLQD
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$2.4bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	SLQD
Holdings in common	20%

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

Risk and return

Oct 25, 2013 to Oct 23, 2026 · 678 weekly returns

BSV SLQD

Return

Total return edge SLQD +26.2% +36.8%

Annualized edge SLQD +1.8% +2.4%

Price return edge SLQD −4.7% −1.0%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV 2.1% 3.5%

Max drawdown edge BSV −8.1% −10.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SLQD −0.07 0.14

Sortino edge SLQD −0.10 0.20

Calmar edge SLQD (slight) 0.22 0.24

Reading

SLQD returned more: +36.8% to +26.2%. BSV swung less: 2.1% to 3.5%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −10.3%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs SLQD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	SLQD	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+26.2%	+36.8%	SLQD	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.8%	+2.4%	SLQD	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−4.7%	−1.0%	SLQD	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.1%	3.5%	BSV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.5%	2.5%	BSV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−8.1%	−10.3%	BSV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.07	0.14	SLQD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.10	0.20	SLQD	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.22	0.24	SLQD (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 678 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

20%

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and SLQD hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

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20% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV SLQD

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Apr 23, 2031 0.08% 0.08%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Oct 22, 2030 0.06% 0.09%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2028 0.06% 0.09%

AERCAP IRELAND, due Oct 29, 2028 0.06% 0.12%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.06% 0.17%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Jan 23, 2029 0.06% 0.10%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Oct 18, 2030 0.05% 0.10%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jan 22, 2031 0.05% 0.10%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.05% 0.14%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2028 0.05% 0.10%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Feb 11, 2031 0.05% 0.09%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2028 0.05% 0.11%

Only in one fund ↓

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 SLQD

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 21, 2027 0.15%

Amazon.com Inc, due Jul 9, 2031 0.15%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Mar 24, 2028 0.13%

Microsoft Corp, due Aug 8, 2026 0.13%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Oct 23, 2026 0.12%

AerCap Ireland Capital DAC / AerCap Global Aviation Trust, due Oct 29, 2026 0.12%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2027 0.12%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 22, 2028 0.11%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF SLQD iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +1.0% +1.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.2% (IUSB)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.1 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.06%

Holdings 3157 3107

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SLQD as of Oct 28, 2026 $45.4bn $2.4bn

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

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

What each follows. BSV follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index and SLQD follows Markit iBoxx USD Liquid Investment Grade 0-5 Index.
Holdings in common. 20% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
Size. BSV has $45.4bn in net assets and SLQD $2.4bn (net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026); BSV is 18.9 times larger.

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.

SLQD

SLQD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.9% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or SLQD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and SLQD +1.9%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or SLQD?: BSV is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BSV on its own →SLQD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →SLQD dividend history →SLQD holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BSV ↗

SLQD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SLQD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SLQD ↗

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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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