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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and VCIT −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or VCIT?

Neither: BSV and VCIT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSV vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV's duration was 2.5 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VCIT's 6.0 on May 31, 2026; both charge 0.03%.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $45.4bn for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF and $66.6bn for Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

−1.8%

VCIT total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.03%

VCIT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.8 points; VCIT is 1.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BSV vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	VCIT
Return
Measure	BSV	VCIT
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	−1.8%
Drawdown
Measure	BSV	VCIT
Below its high		3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	VCIT
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	VCIT
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$66.6bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	VCIT
Holdings in common	1%

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

Risk and return

Dec 4, 2009 to Oct 23, 2026 · 881 weekly returns

BSV VCIT

Return

Total return edge VCIT +37.8% +96.4%

Annualized edge VCIT +1.9% +4.1%

Price return edge VCIT −4.2% +5.1%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV 2.0% 6.4%

Max drawdown edge BSV −8.1% −20.0%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge VCIT 0.19 0.42

Sortino edge VCIT 0.28 0.57

Calmar edge BSV 0.23 0.20

Reading

VCIT returned more: +96.4% to +37.8%. BSV swung less: 2.0% to 6.4%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −20.0%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs VCIT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	VCIT	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+37.8%	+96.4%	VCIT	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.9%	+4.1%	VCIT	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−4.2%	+5.1%	VCIT	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.0%	6.4%	BSV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.4%	4.7%	BSV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−8.1%	−20.0%	BSV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.19	0.42	VCIT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.28	0.57	VCIT	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.23	0.20	BSV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 881 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VCIT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV VCIT

US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2031 0.55% 0.18%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Apr 20, 2034 0.07% 0.18%

AMAZON.COM INC, due May 12, 2031 0.03% 0.10%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Nov 8, 2032 0.03% 0.08%

SALESFORCE INC, due Sep 15, 2031 0.02% 0.15%

MERCK & CO INC, due Mar 15, 2031 0.02% 0.04%

HCA INC, due Apr 1, 2031 0.02% 0.05%

TORONTO DOM BANK, due Apr 22, 2033 0.01% 0.06%

GEN MOTORS FIN, due Jan 12, 2032 0.01% 0.02%

HOME DEPOT INC, due Jun 25, 2031 0.01% 0.06%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Feb 28, 2031 0.01% 0.07%

DOMINION ENERGY, due Feb 15, 2056 0.01% 0.02%

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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 VCIT

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2036 0.30%

BOEING CO/THE, due May 1, 2034 0.28%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2035 0.27%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2033 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2033 0.27%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2036 0.27%

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2036 0.27%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Jul 25, 2033 0.25%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year +1.0% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.8% (SCHI)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHI

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 3157 2340

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $45.4bn $66.6bn

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

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BSV and VCIT do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. BSV follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index and VCIT follows Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 1% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 BSV returned +1.0% and VCIT −1.8% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 2.8 points.

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.

VCIT

VCIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VCIT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and VCIT −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or VCIT?: Neither: BSV and VCIT both charge 0.03% 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 ↗

VCIT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCIT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCIT ↗

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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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