BSVVanguardINDEX
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
$76.84+0.41% vs prior close
767952-WK
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
Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
| Date | BSV close |
|---|---|
| Oct 22, 2025 | $79.18 |
| Oct 23, 2025 | $79.11 |
| Oct 24, 2025 | $79.17 |
| Oct 27, 2025 | $79.14 |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $79.17 |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $78.98 |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $78.93 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | $78.96 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $78.71 |
| Nov 4, 2025 | $78.74 |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $78.65 |
| Nov 6, 2025 | $78.80 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | $78.82 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | $78.78 |
| Nov 11, 2025 | $78.89 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | $78.87 |
| Nov 13, 2025 | $78.79 |
| Nov 14, 2025 | $78.76 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | $78.77 |
| Nov 18, 2025 | $78.88 |
| Nov 19, 2025 | $78.84 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | $78.91 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | $79.04 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | $79.11 |
| Nov 25, 2025 | $79.16 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | $79.16 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | $79.14 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $78.80 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | $78.84 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | $78.90 |
| Dec 4, 2025 | $78.83 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | $78.78 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | $78.74 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | $78.67 |
| Dec 10, 2025 | $78.83 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | $78.84 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $78.82 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | $78.86 |
| Dec 16, 2025 | $78.94 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | $78.93 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | $78.76 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | $78.72 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | $78.69 |
| Dec 23, 2025 | $78.66 |
| Dec 24, 2025 | $78.74 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | $78.79 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | $78.85 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | $78.86 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | $78.81 |
| Jan 2, 2026 | $78.80 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | $78.87 |
| Jan 6, 2026 | $78.87 |
| Jan 7, 2026 | $78.87 |
| Jan 8, 2026 | $78.81 |
| Jan 9, 2026 | $78.79 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | $78.79 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | $78.84 |
| Jan 14, 2026 | $78.86 |
| Jan 15, 2026 | $78.79 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | $78.74 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $78.71 |
| Jan 21, 2026 | $78.76 |
| Jan 22, 2026 | $78.74 |
| Jan 23, 2026 | $78.79 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | $78.82 |
| Jan 27, 2026 | $78.86 |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $78.84 |
| Jan 29, 2026 | $78.89 |
| Jan 30, 2026 | $78.93 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $78.62 |
| Feb 3, 2026 | $78.64 |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $78.65 |
| Feb 5, 2026 | $78.86 |
| Feb 6, 2026 | $78.81 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | $78.85 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $78.94 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | $78.85 |
| Feb 12, 2026 | $78.98 |
| Feb 13, 2026 | $79.10 |
| Feb 17, 2026 | $79.07 |
| Feb 18, 2026 | $79.03 |
| Feb 19, 2026 | $79.05 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $79.06 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | $79.18 |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $79.13 |
| Feb 25, 2026 | $79.11 |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $79.18 |
| Feb 27, 2026 | $79.27 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $78.88 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | $78.83 |
| Mar 4, 2026 | $78.77 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | $78.70 |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $78.69 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | $78.77 |
| Mar 10, 2026 | $78.69 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | $78.57 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | $78.37 |
| Mar 13, 2026 | $78.38 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | $78.50 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | $78.57 |
| Mar 18, 2026 | $78.37 |
| Mar 19, 2026 | $78.37 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $78.13 |
| Mar 23, 2026 | $78.27 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $78.13 |
| Mar 25, 2026 | $78.25 |
| Mar 26, 2026 | $78.01 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $78.14 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | $78.30 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | $78.41 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $78.16 |
| Apr 2, 2026 | $78.22 |
| Apr 6, 2026 | $78.12 |
| Apr 7, 2026 | $78.21 |
| Apr 8, 2026 | $78.28 |
| Apr 9, 2026 | $78.32 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | $78.27 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | $78.36 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | $78.45 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | $78.42 |
| Apr 16, 2026 | $78.38 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | $78.57 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | $78.54 |
| Apr 21, 2026 | $78.40 |
| Apr 22, 2026 | $78.42 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $78.38 |
| Apr 24, 2026 | $78.48 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | $78.42 |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $78.36 |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $78.20 |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $78.31 |
| May 1, 2026 | $78.08 |
| May 4, 2026 | $77.96 |
| May 5, 2026 | $78.00 |
| May 6, 2026 | $78.15 |
| May 7, 2026 | $78.07 |
| May 8, 2026 | $78.15 |
| May 11, 2026 | $78.05 |
| May 12, 2026 | $77.97 |
| May 13, 2026 | $78.00 |
| May 14, 2026 | $77.95 |
| May 15, 2026 | $77.79 |
| May 18, 2026 | $77.80 |
| May 19, 2026 | $77.69 |
| May 20, 2026 | $77.87 |
| May 21, 2026 | $77.86 |
| May 22, 2026 | $77.86 |
| May 26, 2026 | $77.98 |
| May 27, 2026 | $78.01 |
| May 28, 2026 | $78.06 |
| May 29, 2026 | $78.14 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $77.81 |
| Jun 2, 2026 | $77.80 |
| Jun 3, 2026 | $77.74 |
| Jun 4, 2026 | $77.80 |
| Jun 5, 2026 | $77.60 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | $77.59 |
| Jun 9, 2026 | $77.67 |
| Jun 10, 2026 | $77.66 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | $77.84 |
| Jun 12, 2026 | $77.84 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | $77.89 |
| Jun 16, 2026 | $77.91 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | $77.66 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $77.77 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | $77.68 |
| Jun 23, 2026 | $77.76 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $77.87 |
| Jun 25, 2026 | $77.92 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | $78.03 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | $78.02 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | $77.91 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | $77.62 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | $77.75 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | $77.77 |
| Jul 7, 2026 | $77.63 |
| Jul 8, 2026 | $77.56 |
| Jul 9, 2026 | $77.64 |
| Jul 10, 2026 | $77.60 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | $77.47 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | $77.61 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | $77.71 |
| Jul 16, 2026 | $77.70 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | $77.69 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $77.63 |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $77.54 |
| 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 |
Price history on file begins Oct 22, 2025, so 5Y shows all of it.
Weekly net flows, 5Y
Net inflow over the range: +$365M
- Inflow / above zero
- Outflow / below zero
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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| Label | Value ($) |
|---|---|
| Jul 29 | $0 |
| Sep 30 | $450.3M |
| Oct 28 | −$85.8M |
The desk’s read
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
$33.4Bassets under management
0.040%expense ratio · $4 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
4Mavg daily volume, 30 days
30holdings · US-domiciled
2007listed April 3, 2007 · beta 0.05
Sector weights
- Cash & Others99.99%
- Government71.56%
- Treasury66.16%
- Other57.43%
- Financial Services42.57%
- Corporate27.63%
- Industrial12.11%
- Financial11.76%
- Government Agency7.39%
- Utility1.08%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Cash & Others | 99.99% |
| Government | 71.56% |
| Treasury | 66.16% |
| Other | 57.43% |
| Financial Services | 42.57% |
| Corporate | 27.63% |
| Industrial | 12.11% |
| Financial | 11.76% |
| Government Agency | 7.39% |
| Utility | 1.08% |
Country weights
- Other57.61%
- United States42.39%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Other | 57.61% |
| United States | 42.39% |
Performance
| 1 week | +0.3% |
| 1 month | +0.1% |
| 3 months | -0.8% |
| 6 months | -2.2% |
| YTD | -2.5% |
| 1 year | -3.0% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
Net flows
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
Monthly net flows
- Inflow / above zero
- Outflow / below zero
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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| Label | Value ($) |
|---|---|
| Jul | $0 |
| Sep | $450.3M |
| Oct | −$85.8M |
The risk read
3%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
2%realized volatility, 1 year
-3.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-3.1%latest close versus that peak
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Options tape
4calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
2.4Mshares traded
The case against BSV
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 |