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In this BSV ETF review, we'll address key questions our readers have been asking us about this fund, above and beyond what you can find in its prospectus, and on Morningstar or Yahoo Finance.
Here is what you'll be able to find in this review:
- Fact Sheet: BSV performance, returns, expense ratio, holdings and dividend yield;
- Analysis: BSV buy or sell; the pros and cons of investing in BSV ETF;
- Alternatives: other ETFs and mutual funds you should consider as alternatives to BSV.
And here is the list of questions we’ll answer:
- Describe Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV).
- What is BSV underlying index?
- What are BSV holdings?
- What is BSV performance? What are BSV historical returns?
- How many up and down years did BSV have historically?
- What is BSV dividend yield?
- What is BSV expense ratio?
- What is BSV tax efficiency (tax-cost ratio)?
- What is BSV beta? How would you assess BSV risk?
- What is BSV Sharpe ratio?
- What is BSV Finny Score? BSV buy or sell?
- What are the pros of investing in BSV? What are BSV buy reasons?
- What are the cons of investing in BSV? What are BSV sell reasons?
- Compare and contrast: BSV vs VGSH.
- Compare and contrast: BSV vs BND.
- Compare and contrast: BSV vs SHY.
- Compare and contrast: BSV vs VCSH.
- Compare and contrast: BSV vs SHV.
- Compare and contrast: BSV vs BLV.
So let’s start. Scroll down to the question that interests you the most.
Fact Sheet
1. Describe Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV).
Vanguard Bond Index Funds - Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It invests in investment-grade debt securities including the government, corporate, and international dollar-denominated bonds with maturities between 1 and 5 years that are rated BBB- or above by S&P. It seeks to replicate the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 1–5 Year Gov/Credit Float Adjusted Index, by employing representative sampling technique. Vanguard Bond Index Funds - Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF was formed on March 1, 1994 and is domiciled in the United States.
3. What are BSV top holdings?
BSV has 0 stock holdings and 2,507 bond holdings .
The top 1 holding represent 1.08% of total assets. Here are the top holdings:
| Name | Symbol | % Assets |
|---|---|---|
| United States Treasury Notes | N/A | 1.08% |
4. What is BSV performance? What are BSV historical returns?
BSV has generated the following returns:
- 15-year return is 2.25%.
5. How many up and down years did BSV have historically?
In the last 10 years, BSV had 0 up years and 0 down years.
7. What is BSV expense ratio?
BSV expense ratio is %. The expense ratio of a fund is the total percentage of fund assets used for administrative, management, and all other expenses.
8. What is BSV tax efficiency (tax-cost ratio)?
- 1-year ax cost ratio is %;
- 3-year ax cost ratio is %.
9. What is BSV beta? How would you assess BSV risk?
- 3-year beta is 0.42;
- 5-year beta is 0.43;
- 10-year beta is 0.43;
- 15-year beta is 0.45.
10. What is BSV Sharpe ratio?
- 3-year Sharpe ratio is -1.22;
- 5-year Sharpe ratio is -0.24;
- 15-year Sharpe ratio is 0.90.
Analysis
11. What is Finny Score? buy or sell?
Finny Score is N/A. Our quantitative analysis shows 0 reasons to buy and 1 reason to sell. Finny Scores are not available if there are insufficient data points from the analysis.
12. What are the pros of investing in BSV? What are BSV buy reasons?
There are no apparent reasons to buy BSV.
13. What are the cons of investing in BSV? What are BSV negatives?
The following are BSV weaknesses from our perspective:
- BSV 15-year return is 2.25%, which is lower than the 15-year return of the benchmark index (Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond TR USD), 3.22%.
Alternatives
14. Compare and contrast: BSV vs VGSH.
BSV has a lower 5-year return than VGSH (% vs 1%).
BSV has a lower expense ratio than VGSH (% vs 0.04%).
| BSV | VGSH | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Fixed Income: U.S. - Government/Credit Investment Grade Short-Term | Fixed Income: U.S. Government Short-Term |
| Net Assets | $33.44B | N/A |
| Expense Ratio | N/A | 0.04% |
| Management Style | passive (index-based) | passive (index-based) |
| Underlying Index | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-3 Year Government Float Adjusted Index |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | 2.5% |
VGSH profile: Vanguard Scottsdale Funds - Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in short-term fixed income securities issued by the U.S. Treasury with maturities between 1-3 years. The fund seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index, by using representative sampling technique. Vanguard Scottsdale Funds - Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF was formed on November 11, 2009 and is domiciled in the United States.
For further information, check out BSV vs VGSH comparison details.
15. Compare and contrast: BSV vs BND.
BSV and BND have the same 5-year return (%).
BSV and BND have the same expense ratio (%). Below is the comparison between BSV and BND.
| BSV | BND | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Fixed Income: U.S. - Government/Credit Investment Grade Short-Term | Fixed Income: U.S. - Broad Market Investment Grade |
| Net Assets | $33.44B | $95.31B |
| Expense Ratio | N/A | N/A |
| Management Style | passive (index-based) | passive (index-based) |
| Underlying Index | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A |
BND profile: Vanguard Bond Index Funds - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It invests in investment-grade debt securities including government, corporate, and international dollar-denominated bonds, as well as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities with maturities of more than 1 year that are rated BBB- or above by S&P. The fund seeks to replicate the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, by employing representative sampling technique. Vanguard Bond Index Funds - Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF was formed on December 11, 1986 and is domiciled in the United States.
For further information, check out BSV vs BND comparison details.
16. Compare and contrast: BSV vs SHY.
BSV has a lower 5-year return than SHY (% vs 0.91%).
BSV has a lower expense ratio than SHY (% vs 0.15%).
| BSV | SHY | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Fixed Income: U.S. - Government/Credit Investment Grade Short-Term | Fixed Income: U.S. Government Treasury Short-Term |
| Net Assets | $33.44B | N/A |
| Expense Ratio | N/A | 0.15% |
| Management Style | passive (index-based) | passive (index-based) |
| Underlying Index | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index | ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | 2.46% |
SHY profile: iShares Trust - iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. It invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. The fund invests in U.S. dollar denominated fixed rate U.S. treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to one year and less than three years. It seeks to track the performance of the ICE U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Bond Index, by using representative sampling technique. iShares Trust - iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF was formed on July 22, 2002 and is domiciled in the United States.
For further information, check out BSV vs SHY comparison details.
17. Compare and contrast: BSV vs VCSH.
BSV has a lower 5-year return than VCSH (% vs 1.68%).
BSV has a lower expense ratio than VCSH (% vs 0.04%).
| BSV | VCSH | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Fixed Income: U.S. - Government/Credit Investment Grade Short-Term | Fixed Income: U.S. - Corporate Investment Grade Short-Term |
| Net Assets | $33.44B | N/A |
| Expense Ratio | N/A | 0.04% |
| Management Style | passive (index-based) | passive (index-based) |
| Underlying Index | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | 2.7% |
VCSH profile: Vanguard Scottsdale Funds - Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. The fund invests in fixed income markets of global region. It primarily invests in U.S. dollar-denominated, investment-grade, fixed-rate, taxable securities issued by industrial, utility and financial companies with maturities between 1 and 5 years. The fund seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 1-5 Year Corporate Bond Index, by using representative sampling technique. Vanguard Scottsdale Funds - Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF was formed on November 19, 2009 and is domiciled in the United States.
For further information, check out BSV vs VCSH comparison details.
18. Compare and contrast: BSV vs SHV.
BSV has a lower 5-year return than SHV (% vs 1.59%).
BSV has a lower expense ratio than SHV (% vs 0.15%).
| BSV | SHV | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Fixed Income: U.S. - Government/Credit Investment Grade Short-Term | Fixed Income: U.S. Government Treasury Cash Equivalents |
| Net Assets | $33.44B | N/A |
| Expense Ratio | N/A | 0.15% |
| Management Style | passive (index-based) | passive (index-based) |
| Underlying Index | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index | ICE U.S. Treasury Short Bond Index |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | 3.66% |
SHV profile: iShares Trust - iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. It is managed by BlackRock Fund Advisors. The fund invests in fixed income markets of the United States. It invests in U.S. dollar denominated fixed rate treasury bonds with a remaining maturity of less than or equal to one year. The fund seeks to track the performance of the ICE Short US Treasury Securities Index, by using representative sampling technique. iShares Trust - iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF was formed on January 5, 2007 and is domiciled in the United States.
For further information, check out BSV vs SHV comparison details.
19. Compare and contrast: BSV vs BLV.
BSV and BLV have the same 5-year return (%).
BSV and BLV have the same expense ratio (%). Below is the comparison between BSV and BLV.
| BSV | BLV | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Fixed Income: U.S. - Government/Credit Investment Grade Short-Term | Fixed Income: U.S. - Government/Credit Investment Grade Long-Term |
| Net Assets | $33.44B | $5.53B |
| Expense Ratio | N/A | N/A |
| Management Style | passive (index-based) | passive (index-based) |
| Underlying Index | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. 1-5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index | Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A |
BLV profile: Vanguard Bond Index Funds - Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It invests in investment grade securities including government securities, corporate and international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities of greater than 10 years that are rated BBB- or above by S&P. It seeks to replicate the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Gov/Credit Float Adjusted Index, by employing representative sampling methodology. Vanguard Bond Index Funds - Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF was formed on February 2, 2006 and is domiciled in the United States.
For further information, check out BSV vs BLV comparison details.