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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and VEA +17.1%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or VEA?

Neither: BSV and VEA 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 VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BSV returned +1.0% to VEA's +17.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $45.4bn for Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF and $231.6bn for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+17.1%

VEA total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.03%

VEA expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 16.1 points; VEA is 5.1 times larger.

BSV vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	VEA
Return
Measure	BSV	VEA
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+17.1%
Drawdown
Measure	BSV	VEA
Below its high		4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	VEA
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	VEA
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$231.6bn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	VEA
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		13.6%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BSV VEA

MKTLIQ 0.44% 0.08%

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Only in BSV

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.70%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.09%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.86%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.83%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%

Only in VEA

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.81%

SK hynix Inc 2.30%

ASML Holding NV 2.14%

SLBBH1142 1.07%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.05%

Roche Holding AG 0.91%

Shell PLC 0.86%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.85%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year +1.0% +17.1%

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 3157 3906

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $45.4bn $231.6bn

BSV and VEA 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.

VEA

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,906 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VEA?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and VEA +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or VEA?: Neither: BSV and VEA 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 ↗

VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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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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