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Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

BSV
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Today’s Change
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Apr 03 2007
Expense Ratio
0.04%
Type
US Bonds
Fund Owner
Vanguard
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$157,330,848
AUM
$33,055,626,402
Associated Index
Bloomberg U.S. 1 5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

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United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.24%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.75%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.75%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.71%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.70%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.70%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.67%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.67%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.66%
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United States Treasury Note/Bond
0.65%
Invest with BSV

What is BSV?

BSV Seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 1 to 5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index a market-weighted bond index that covers investment-grade bonds with a dollar-weighted average maturity of 1 to 5 years. Invests in U.S. government high-quality (investment-grade) corporate and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds. Follows a passively managed index sampling approach.

ETFs related toBSV

ETFs correlated to BSV include IEI, IBTH, IBTG

BSV
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
IEI
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
IBTH
iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2027 Term Treasury ETF
IBTG
iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2026 Term Treasury ETF
SPTI
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Treasury ETF
VGIT
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
IBTI
iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2028 Term Treasury ETF
SCHR
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
ISTB
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF
GVI
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Intermediate Government/Credit Bond ETF
IBTJ
iShares Trust - iShares iBonds Dec 2029 Term Treasury ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

BSV is a US Bonds ETF. BSV Seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. 1 to 5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index a market-weighted bond index that covers investment-grade bonds with a dollar-weighted average maturity of 1 to 5 years. Invests in U.S. government high-quality (investment-grade) corporate and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds. Follows a passively managed index sampling approach.

BSV tracks the Bloomberg U.S. 1 5 Year Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index.

No, BSV is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, BSV is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on BSV is -0.0007%. This is the percent change in the value of BSV over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on BSV is -0.0022%. This is the percent change in the value of BSV over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of BSV for the past year is 0.0367%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to BSV include BLV, BND, and AGG.

ETFs correlated to BSV include IEI, IBTH, and IBTG.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to BSV include PST, TBX, and DBMF.

Disclaimers

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.