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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and VOO +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, BSV or VOO?

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

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BSV returned +1.0% to VOO's +13.7%; 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 $1.0tn for Vanguard S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

+1.0%

BSV total return, 1 year

+13.7%

VOO total return, 1 year

0.03%

BSV expense ratio

0.03%

VOO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 12.7 points; VOO is far larger, $1.0tn against $45.4bn.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BSV vs VOO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BSV	VOO
Return
Measure	BSV	VOO
Total return, 1 year	+1.0%	+13.7%
Benchmark
Measure	BSV	VOO
What it tracks	Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index	S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Measure	BSV	VOO
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$45.4bn	$1.0tn
Holdings
Measure	BSV	VOO
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		100%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		39.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and VOO 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 VOO

MKTLIQ 0.44% 0.05%

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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 VOO

NVIDIA Corp 8.40%

Apple Inc 7.39%

Microsoft Corp 5.79%

Amazon.com Inc 3.72%

Alphabet Inc 3.07%

Broadcom Inc 2.54%

Alphabet Inc 2.46%

Meta Platforms Inc 2.43%

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Side by side

BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of Short-Term Bond Tracks the S&P 500

Total return, 1 year +1.0% +13.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 3157 507

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $45.4bn $1.0tn

BSV and VOO 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.

VOO

VOO tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 507 positions, with the top ten at 39.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or VOO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.0% and VOO +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, BSV or VOO?: Neither: BSV and VOO 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 ↗

VOO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VOO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VOO ↗

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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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