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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. BSV VGIT \n Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03% \n Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $45.4bn $39.7bn \n Total return, 1 year +1.0% \u22121.5% \n What it tracks Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Cr","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, BSV against VGIT, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bsv-vs-vgit","a":{"ticker":"BSV","name":"Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"BSV tracks an index of Short-Term Bond and returned +1.0% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/bsv","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+1.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.03%","as_of":"2026-04-28","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"3157","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22120.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"4.0%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.268","as_of":"2026-10-01","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$45.4bn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"VGIT","name":"Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF","issuer":"Vanguard","desk":"core","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"VGIT tracks an index of Intermediate-Term Treasury and returned \u22121.5% over the past year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/vgit","key_facts":[{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22121.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.03%","as_of":"2026-06-30","source":"497 XBRL, Jun 30, 2026"},{"label":"Holdings","value":"103","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s holdings file"},{"label":"Below its high","value":"\u22123.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"3.8%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026","value":"$0.1894","as_of":"2026-10-01","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$39.7bn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":28,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/any/bsv-vs-vgit"}