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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and SUSB +1.2%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or SUSB?

BSV is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSV vs SUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV's duration was 2.5 years on Jun 30, 2026 and SUSB's 2.7 on Aug 31, 2026; BSV charges 0.03% to SUSB's 0.12%.

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Net assets: $45.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and $1.3bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+1.2%

SUSB total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.12%

SUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; BSV is far larger, $45.4bn against $1.3bn.

BSV vs SUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	SUSB
Return
Measure	BSV	SUSB
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+1.2%
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	SUSB
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate 1-5 Year ESG Focus Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	SUSB
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.12%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$1.3bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	SUSB
Holdings in common	12%

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

Risk and return

Jul 28, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026 · 482 weekly returns

BSV SUSB

Return

Total return edge SUSB +20.3% +26.5%

Annualized edge SUSB +2.0% +2.6%

Price return edge SUSB −4.0% −2.3%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV 2.3% 4.7%

Max drawdown edge BSV −8.1% −11.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge SUSB −0.27 0.00

Sortino edge SUSB −0.39 −0.01

Calmar edge BSV (slight) 0.25 0.22

Reading

SUSB returned more: +26.5% to +20.3%. BSV swung less: 2.3% to 4.7%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −11.4%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs SUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	SUSB	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+20.3%	+26.5%	SUSB	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+2.0%	+2.6%	SUSB	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−4.0%	−2.3%	SUSB	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.3%	4.7%	BSV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.7%	3.3%	BSV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−8.1%	−11.4%	BSV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.27	0.00	SUSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.39	−0.01	SUSB	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.25	0.22	BSV (slight)	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 482 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

12%

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and SUSB hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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12% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV SUSB

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Apr 23, 2031 0.08% 0.12%

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

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jan 24, 2031 0.06% 0.11%

AERCAP IRELAND, due Oct 29, 2028 0.06% 0.20%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.06% 0.07%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Jan 23, 2029 0.06% 0.17%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Oct 18, 2030 0.05% 0.12%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jan 22, 2031 0.05% 0.14%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Feb 11, 2031 0.05% 0.07%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Apr 25, 2029 0.05% 0.14%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jan 16, 2032 0.05% 0.11%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2028 0.05% 0.08%

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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 SUSB

National Bank of Canada, due Jun 4, 2032 0.34%

SBA Communications Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.31%

Hartford Insurance Group Inc/The, due Aug 19, 2029 0.30%

Autodesk Inc, due Jan 15, 2030 0.30%

Honeywell Aerospace Inc, due Mar 16, 2031 0.30%

Kimberly-Clark Corp, due Sep 15, 2027 0.28%

STERIS Irish FinCo UnLtd Co, due Mar 15, 2031 0.27%

Zoetis Inc, due Sep 12, 2027 0.26%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF SUSB iShares ESG Aware 1-5 Year USD 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% +1.2%

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

Gap to its benchmark not measured +2.4 pts vs IUSB

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.12%

Holdings 3157 1561

Net assets, BSV as of Sep 30, 2026 and SUSB as of Oct 28, 2026 $45.4bn $1.3bn

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

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BSV and SUSB 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 SUSB follows Bloomberg MSCI US Corporate 1-5 Year ESG Focus Index.
Holdings in common. 12% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
Size. BSV has $45.4bn in net assets and SUSB $1.3bn (net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026); BSV is 34.9 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.

SUSB

SUSB tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.2% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or SUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and SUSB +1.2%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or SUSB?: BSV is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BSV ↗

SUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for SUSB ↗

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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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