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BSV · Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund

BSV tracks the Short-Term Bond and returned +1.1% over the past year.

Bond fund · Short-Term Bond · data as of

Key facts

+1.1%Total return, 1 year
0.03%Expense ratio
3185Holdings
−0.9%Below its high

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Period by period

BSV over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months−0.4%+3.3%−3.7 pts+0.4 pts
6 months−0.1%+16.0%−16.1 pts−20.8 pts
1 year+1.1%+17.5%−16.4 pts−21.9 pts
3 years+13.7%+77.9%−64.2 pts−81.4 pts
Since listing+37.5%+804.4%−766.8 pts−1636.4 pts

In plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

What it tracksShort-Term Bond
Fund typeBond fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Apr 28, 2026)0.03%
Price$76.74
Listed sinceJan 4, 2010
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Jun 30, 2026)$69.8bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−0.9%
Holdings3185
Top ten weight8.5%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)Jun 30, 2026

Questions people ask

How has BSV performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, BSV returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +13.7%.
What does BSV cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
How far is BSV below its high?
0.9% below its high of Aug 25, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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BSV, core index fund, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.

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