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BSV vs VOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BSV returned +1.0% to VOE's +22.8%; 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 $22.8bn for Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF.

At a glance
+1.0%
BSV total return, 1 year
+22.8%
VOE total return, 1 year
0.03%
BSV expense ratio
0.05%
VOE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BSV costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.8 points; BSV is 2.0 times larger.

BSV vs VOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBSVVOE
Return
Total return, 1 year+1.0%+22.8%
Benchmark
What it tracksBloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted IndexMorningstar US Mid Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$45.4bn$22.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight96%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.0%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VOE 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 VOE
MKTLIQ 0.44% 0.33%
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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 0.86%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.83%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.83%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%
Only in VOE
Valero Energy Corp 1.90%
Marathon Petroleum Corp 1.89%
Phillips 66 1.73%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co 1.37%
Warner Bros Discovery Inc 1.25%
SLB Ltd 1.23%
Target Corp 1.21%
Cummins Inc 1.21%
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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF VOE Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap Value ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Tracks an index of Mid-Cap Value
Total return, 1 year +1.0% +22.8%
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.05%
Holdings 3157 169
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $45.4bn $22.8bn

BSV and VOE 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.

VOE

VOE tracks an index of Mid-Cap Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 169 positions, with the top ten at 14.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VOE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and VOE +22.8%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or VOE?
BSV is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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