Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through Oct 31, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.
This index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities between 1 and 5 years and are publicly issued. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of its assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.
BSV price
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| Date | BSV close |
|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | $77.47 |
| Jul 23, 2026 | $77.40 |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $77.47 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $77.50 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $77.58 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $77.62 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $77.64 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $77.58 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $77.39 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $77.54 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $77.55 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $77.46 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $77.56 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $77.46 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $77.48 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $77.57 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $77.69 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $77.63 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $77.61 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $77.63 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $77.68 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $77.62 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $77.57 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $77.61 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $77.73 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $77.70 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $77.66 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $77.49 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $77.50 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $77.11 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $77.16 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $77.22 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $77.22 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $77.18 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $77.10 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $76.82 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $76.74 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $76.72 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $76.70 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $76.63 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $76.77 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $76.65 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $76.70 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $76.73 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $76.42 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $76.35 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $76.50 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $76.34 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $76.37 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $76.40 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $76.30 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $76.21 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $76.25 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $76.31 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $76.36 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $76.41 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $76.38 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $76.39 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $76.37 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $76.41 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $76.56 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $76.63 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $76.53 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $76.53 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $76.53 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $76.84 |
Weekly net flows, 3M
Net inflow over the range: +$365M
- Inflow / above zero
- Outflow / below zero
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| Label | Value ($) |
|---|---|
| Jul 29 | $0 |
| Sep 30 | $450.3M |
| Oct 28 | −$85.8M |
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -2.5% so far this year. At 0.040% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AGG has a reported fee of 0.03%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
Sector weights
- Cash & Others99.99%
- Government71.56%
- Treasury66.16%
- Other57.43%
- Financial Services42.57%
- Corporate27.63%
- Industrial12.11%
- Financial11.76%
- Government Agency7.39%
- Utility1.08%
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Cash & Others | 99.99% |
| Government | 71.56% |
| Treasury | 66.16% |
| Other | 57.43% |
| Financial Services | 42.57% |
| Corporate | 27.63% |
| Industrial | 12.11% |
| Financial | 11.76% |
| Government Agency | 7.39% |
| Utility | 1.08% |
Country weights
- Other57.61%
- United States42.39%
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Other | 57.61% |
| United States | 42.39% |
| 1 week | +0.3% |
| 1 month | +0.1% |
| 3 months | -0.8% |
| 6 months | -2.2% |
| YTD | -2.5% |
| 1 year | -3.0% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
Monthly net flows
- Inflow / above zero
- Outflow / below zero
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| Label | Value ($) |
|---|---|
| Jul | $0 |
| Sep | $450.3M |
| Oct | −$85.8M |
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat BSV on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF | 0.03% | $16.4B | +$489M | -1bp on fee · +$489M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 0.05% | $123.5B | +$2.3B | 4× the assets · +$2.3B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF | 0.03% | $7.1B | +$1.4B | -1bp on fee · +$1.4B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.6B | +$412M | +$412M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF | 0.05% | $48B | +$2B | +$2B in over the month | Head-to-head |