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BSV vs VGSH

US Aggregate Bond vs US Treasury (Short).

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares · Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
38.4 %

82 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of BSV and VGSH would leave roughly 38.4% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

BSV only 59.8% Shared 38.4% VGSH only 60.7%
In BSV only
3,074 positions
Shared
82 positions
In VGSH only
13 positions

Side by side

BSV

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Aggregate Bond

89 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$69.83B
TTM yield
4.01%
Top-10 conc.
8.5%
VGSH

Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Treasury (Short)

90 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$33.83B
TTM yield
3.85%
Top-10 conc.
13.8%

Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
97
52
Tax efficiency
58
100
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
95
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Tracking quality
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BSV sub-score VGSH

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

Expense ratios are effectively identical (0.030% vs 0.030%).

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with BSV vs VGSH.

Top shared holdings

82 shared in total
# Holding In BSV In VGSH Overlap
1 United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.16% 2.22% 1.16%
2 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.91% 1.08% 0.91%
3 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80% 1.22% 0.80%
4 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78% 1.09% 0.78%
5 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.76% 0.81% 0.76%
6 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.76% 1.35% 0.76%
7 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.75% 1.04% 0.75%
8 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.73% 1.01% 0.73%
9 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.73% 1.28% 0.73%
10 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.64% 1.24% 0.64%
11 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.63% 1.11% 0.63%
12 United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.62% 1.26% 0.62%

Only in BSV

3,074 total
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.92%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.79%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.76%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.76%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.75%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.75%

Only in VGSH

13 total
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.25%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.23%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.22%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.10%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.09%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.96%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.95%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.34%
  • United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.00%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.