Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BSV vs VEU: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BSV returned +1.0% to VEU's +14.4%; 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 $68.1bn for Vanguard FTSE All World Ex US ETF.
Pair scorecard
BSV costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.4 points; VEU is 1.5 times larger.
| Measure | BSV | VEU |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +1.0% | +14.4% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 5.0%, high on Sep 4, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index | FTSE All-World ex US Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $45.4bn | $68.1bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 15.2% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VEU 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
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Side by side
BSV and VEU on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
VEU
VEU tracks the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. 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 3,816 positions, with the top ten at 15.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VEU?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and VEU +14.4%.
- Which is cheaper, BSV or VEU?
- BSV is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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