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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and SPIB −0.1%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or SPIB?

BSV is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSV vs SPIB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 BSV's duration was 2.5 years and SPIB's 4.2; BSV charges 0.03% to SPIB's 0.04%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $11.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

−0.1%

SPIB total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.04%

SPIB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points; BSV is 4.0 times larger.

BSV vs SPIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	SPIB
Return
Measure	BSV	SPIB
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	−0.1%
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	SPIB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	SPIB
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$11.3bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	SPIB
Holdings in common	20%

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

Risk and return

Feb 27, 2009 to Oct 23, 2026 · 921 weekly returns

BSV SPIB

Return

Total return edge SPIB +43.6% +96.6%

Annualized edge SPIB +2.1% +3.9%

Price return edge SPIB −2.4% +10.3%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV 2.0% 4.9%

Max drawdown edge BSV −8.1% −14.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SPIB 0.30 0.51

Sortino edge SPIB 0.43 0.71

Calmar edge SPIB (slight) 0.25 0.27

Reading

SPIB returned more: +96.6% to +43.6%. BSV swung less: 2.0% to 4.9%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −14.3%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs SPIB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	SPIB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+43.6%	+96.6%	SPIB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.1%	+3.9%	SPIB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−2.4%	+10.3%	SPIB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.0%	4.9%	BSV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.4%	3.5%	BSV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−8.1%	−14.3%	BSV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.30	0.51	SPIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.43	0.71	SPIB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.25	0.27	SPIB (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 921 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

20%

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

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20% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV SPIB

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Apr 23, 2032 0.08% 0.13%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.06% 0.10%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Jan 23, 2029 0.06% 0.12%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jan 22, 2031 0.05% 0.06%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.05% 0.08%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2028 0.05% 0.09%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2028 0.06% 0.05%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Apr 20, 2034 0.07% 0.05%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2028 0.05% 0.06%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Apr 25, 2029 0.05% 0.06%

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

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2028 0.05% 0.19%

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 SPIB

National Bank of Canada, due Jun 4, 2032 0.26%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 23, 2036 0.26%

Alphabet Inc, due Feb 15, 2033 0.22%

Bank of Montreal, due Jun 2, 2032 0.21%

Citigroup Inc, due Sep 19, 2039 0.20%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Feb 5, 2037 0.17%

Broadcom Inc, due Feb 15, 2030 0.15%

Banco Santander SA, due Apr 15, 2036 0.15%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF SPIB State Street SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard State Street

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

Total return, 1 year +1.0% −0.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +1.3 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.04%

Holdings 3157 5398

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SPIB as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.4bn $11.6bn

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

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BSV and SPIB 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 SPIB follows Bloomberg U.S. Intermediate Corporate Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 20% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026).
Size. BSV has $45.4bn in net assets and SPIB $11.3bn (net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026); BSV is 4.0 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.

SPIB

SPIB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or SPIB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and SPIB −0.1%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or SPIB?: BSV is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BSV ↗

SPIB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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