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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and VCSH +1.3%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or VCSH?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BSV vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BSV's duration was 2.5 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VCSH's 2.7 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 $43.9bn for Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+1.3%

VCSH total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.03%

VCSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.3 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BSV vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	VCSH
Return
Measure	BSV	VCSH
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+1.3%
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	VCSH
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	VCSH
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$43.9bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	VCSH
Holdings in common	23%

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 VCSH

Return

Total return edge VCSH +37.8% +59.9%

Annualized edge VCSH +1.9% +2.8%

Price return edge VCSH −4.2% +2.8%

Risk

Volatility edge BSV 2.0% 3.5%

Max drawdown edge BSV −8.1% −11.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge VCSH 0.19 0.37

Sortino edge VCSH 0.28 0.52

Calmar edge VCSH (slight) 0.23 0.25

Reading

VCSH returned more: +59.9% to +37.8%. BSV swung less: 2.0% to 3.5%. BSV fell less at its worst: −8.1% to −11.3%.

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Risk and return: BSV vs VCSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	VCSH	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+37.8%	+59.9%	VCSH	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+1.9%	+2.8%	VCSH	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−4.2%	+2.8%	VCSH	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	2.0%	3.5%	BSV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	1.4%	2.5%	BSV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−8.1%	−11.3%	BSV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.19	0.37	VCSH	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.28	0.52	VCSH	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.23	0.25	VCSH (slight)	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

23%

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VCSH hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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23% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV VCSH

US TREASURY N/B, due May 31, 2028 0.67% 0.83%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Apr 23, 2031 0.08% 0.14%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Apr 23, 2032 0.08% 0.18%

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Apr 20, 2034 0.07% 0.13%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Oct 22, 2030 0.06% 0.12%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jan 24, 2031 0.06% 0.13%

BANK OF AMER CRP, due Jul 22, 2028 0.06% 0.13%

AERCAP IRELAND, due Oct 29, 2028 0.06% 0.16%

ABBVIE INC, due Nov 21, 2029 0.06% 0.21%

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

MORGAN STANLEY, due Oct 18, 2030 0.05% 0.14%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jan 22, 2031 0.05% 0.15%

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 VCSH

GOLDMAN SACHS GP, due Apr 20, 2030 0.15%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jun 2, 2028 0.13%

MORGAN STANLEY, due Jul 22, 2028 0.13%

WELLS FARGO CO, due Jan 24, 2029 0.12%

BROADCOM INC, due Jul 12, 2029 0.11%

AT&T INC, due Jun 1, 2027 0.11%

VERIZON COMM INC, due Mar 22, 2028 0.11%

JPMORGAN CHASE, due Oct 1, 2027 0.09%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF VCSH Vanguard Short-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 Short-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +1.0% +1.3%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.3% (SCHJ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs SCHJ

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 3157 3064

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $45.4bn $43.9bn

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

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BSV and VCSH 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 VCSH follows Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 23% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026).
One-year total return (similar). Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 BSV returned +1.0% and VCSH +1.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 0.3 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.

VCSH

VCSH tracks an index of Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested, against +1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VCSH?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and VCSH +1.3%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or VCSH?: Neither: BSV and VCSH both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

BSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for BSV ↗

VCSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCSH ↗

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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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