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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and SPSB +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or SPSB?

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 SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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On Jun 30, 2026 BSV's duration was 2.5 years and SPSB's 1.8; BSV charges 0.03% to SPSB's 0.04%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $11.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; BSV is 4.1 times larger.

BSV vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	SPSB
Return
Measure	BSV	SPSB
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+2.2%
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	SPSB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	SPSB
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$11.1bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	SPSB
Holdings in common	12%

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

Risk and return

Dec 24, 2009 to Oct 23, 2026 · 878 weekly returns

BSV SPSB

Return

Total return edge SPSB +38.3% +47.3%

Annualized edge SPSB +1.9% +2.3%

Price return edge SPSB −3.6% −1.4%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV 2.0% 3.0%

Max drawdown edge BSV −8.1% −9.9%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SPSB 0.20 0.27

Sortino edge SPSB 0.30 0.39

Calmar edge Tie 0.24 0.23

Reading

SPSB returned more: +47.3% to +38.3%. BSV swung less: 2.0% to 3.0%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −9.9%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	SPSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+38.3%	+47.3%	SPSB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.9%	+2.3%	SPSB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−3.6%	−1.4%	SPSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.0%	3.0%	BSV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.4%	2.1%	BSV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−8.1%	−9.9%	BSV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.20	0.27	SPSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.30	0.39	SPSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.24	0.23	Tie	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 878 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

12%

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and SPSB hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

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12% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV SPSB

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2028 0.06% 0.36%

AERCAP IRELAND, due Oct 29, 2028 0.06% 0.44%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Jan 23, 2029 0.06% 0.19%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2029 0.05% 0.25%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jul 25, 2028 0.05% 0.37%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2028 0.05% 0.38%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jan 16, 2030 0.05% 0.09%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Apr 25, 2029 0.05% 0.30%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2028 0.05% 0.37%

SPRINT CAP CORP, due Nov 15, 2028 0.05% 0.37%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2028 0.04% 0.27%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Oct 23, 2029 0.04% 0.24%

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 SPSB

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Apr 23, 2030 0.24%

Morgan Stanley, due Jul 22, 2028 0.18%

Morgan Stanley Private Bank NA, due Feb 8, 2030 0.18%

Apple Inc, due Aug 4, 2026 0.17%

QUALCOMM Inc, due May 20, 2028 0.17%

Verizon Communications Inc, due Mar 22, 2028 0.17%

Bank of America Corp, due May 9, 2029 0.17%

Bank of America Corp, due Jul 22, 2027 0.16%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short 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 of Short Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.0% +2.2%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.6 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.04%

Holdings 3157 1684

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $45.4bn $11.3bn

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

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BSV and SPSB 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 SPSB follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 12% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026).
Size. BSV has $45.4bn in net assets and SPSB $11.1bn (net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026); BSV is 4.1 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.

SPSB

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% 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 SPSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or SPSB?: 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 →SPSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BSV dividend history →BSV holdings →SPSB dividend history →SPSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BSV ↗

SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPSB 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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