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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and VCLT −5.9%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or VCLT?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BSV vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV's duration was 2.5 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VCLT's 12.0 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 $7.5bn for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 6.9 points; BSV is 6.1 times larger.

BSV vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	VCLT
Return
Measure	BSV	VCLT
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	−5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	BSV	VCLT
Below its high		17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	VCLT
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	VCLT
Holdings in common	0%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VCLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV VCLT

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 VCLT

ANHEUSER-BUSCH, due Feb 1, 2046 0.37%

CVS HEALTH CORP, due Mar 25, 2048 0.33%

META PLATFORMS, due Nov 15, 2055 0.28%

BOEING CO, due May 1, 2050 0.27%

PFIZER INVSTMNT, due May 19, 2053 0.27%

AMAZON.COM INC, due Mar 13, 2056 0.26%

ORACLE CORP, due Feb 4, 2056 0.24%

AT&T INC, due Sep 15, 2053 0.23%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF VCLT Vanguard Long-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 Long-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.0% −5.9%

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 3157 2562

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $45.4bn $7.5bn

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

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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.

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. It sat 17.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and VCLT −5.9%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or VCLT?: Neither: BSV and VCLT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BSV ↗

VCLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCLT ↗

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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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