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BSV vs SDUR

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

BSVANYSE Arca

Aristotle Short Term Income ETF

SDURDNYSE Arca

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

BSV −0.36pt a year

BSV0.03%SDUR0.39%

Avg volume · 30D

BSV 238.3×the volume

BSV2.81MSDUR11.8K

BSV vs SDUR Performance

Aug 7, 2026 – Nov 9, 2026

+0.3%BSV+0.4%SDUR

Aug 7, 2026 to Nov 9, 2026. BSV +0.3%. SDUR +0.4%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−1%−0.5%0%Aug 2026Sep 2026Nov 2026
Expense ratio
BSV 0.03%, better
SDUR 0.39%
Fund size
BSV $45.4B
SDUR $5M
1Y total return
BSV +1.7%
SDUR No data
Yield (12M)
BSV 4.10%
SDUR No data
Holdings
BSV 3159
SDUR 78
Avg volume (30D)
BSV 2.81M sh, better
SDUR 11.8K sh
NAV per share
BSV $76.95
SDUR $25.01
52W range

ETF.net Grade

BSV: Cost 97, Risk 41, Mission not scored, Tradability 86, Holdings 68, Durability 94. SDUR: Cost 21, Risk 37, Mission not scored, Tradability 20, Holdings 33, Durability 21.
Pillar letters and Scores for BSV, SDUR, with each pillar’s weight
PillarBSVSDUR
Cost30% weightA97HigherF21
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightC41HigherD37
Tradability15% weightA86HigherF20
Holdings10% weightB68HigherD33
Durability5% weightA94HigherF21

Rank among Short-Term Core Bond funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. BSV and SDUR are both graded against the same 12 Short-Term Core Bond funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Short-Term Core Bond⁠

Category · 12 funds
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BSV ranks 1st and SDUR 12th of 12 funds in the Short-Term Core Bond Category.

  1. Rank 1ABSVVanguard Short-Term Bond ETFScore 79
  2. Rank 2AISTBiShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETFScore 77
  3. Rank 11DNBSDNeuberger Berman Short Duration Income ETFScore 35
  4. Rank 12DSDURAristotle Short Term Income ETFScore 25

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BSVAVanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

SDURDAristotle Short Term Income ETF

In short

BSV The short end of Vanguard's bond lineup: investment-grade US government and corporate paper capped at one to five years, for three basis points a year. Same indexing discipline as its total-market sibling, with far less rate whiplash.

SDUR No data

Stated mandate

BSV The fund seeks to track a market-weighted bond index with a short-term dollar-weighted average maturity.

SDUR No data

Why people hold it

  • BSV Three basis points a year, against a category median around 0.36%. One of the cheapest tickets into the short end of the investment-grade bond market.
  • Every bond in the index matures within one to five years, which mechanically dampens how much the price moves when rates do, compared with longer-maturity bond funds.vanguard.com
  • Broad by design: US Treasuries, investment-grade corporates and dollar-denominated international issues, all float-adjusted and market-weighted rather than hand-picked.vanguard.com
  • Trading since 2007, a fund with tens of billions in assets and one of the busier tapes in its category. Income is paid out monthly.

SDUR No data

Worth knowing

  • BSV A bond fund, not a savings account. The share price moves with rates and credit spreads, and short-term bond funds can and do post losing stretches.vanguard.com
  • Not Treasuries only. Investment-grade corporate and dollar-denominated international bonds ride along, so a slice of credit risk comes with the ladder.vanguard.com
  • One slice of the bond market, not the whole thing: nothing maturing past five years is in the index.vanguard.com

SDUR No data

Full BSV profile⁠

Full SDUR profile⁠

BSV vs SDUR Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

BSV vs SDUR Cost

Overpaying SDUR vs BSV

$7,260

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • BSV 0.03%

    $638

  • SDUR 0.39%

    $7,898

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BSV 0.03%
  • SDUR 0.39%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530SDUR $7,898BSV $638

Year by year

YearBSVSDUROverpaying
10$55$705$650
20$216$2,725$2,509
30$638$7,898$7,260

Expense ratio

  • 0.03%BSV, cheaper
  • 0.39%SDUR
  • Middle half of Short-Term Core Bond funds
  • Median 0.20%

BSV cheapest of 12 funds

SDUR 10th cheapest of 12 funds

BSV vs SDUR Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 9, 2026
Yield (12M)
BSV 4.10%
SDUR No data
Payout (12M)
BSV $3.16
SDUR No data
Last payment
BSV $0.27
SDUR $0.10
Ex-dividend
BSV Nov 2, 2026
SDUR Oct 30, 2026
Paid on
BSV Nov 4, 2026
SDUR Nov 2, 2026
Frequency
BSV Monthly
SDUR Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

BSVMonthly · 46 paymentsAll BSV payments⁠
One bar per payment. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.13; Mar 1, 2023 $0.12; Apr 3, 2023 $0.14; May 1, 2023 $0.14; Jun 1, 2023 $0.15; Jul 3, 2023 $0.15; Aug 1, 2023 $0.17; Sep 1, 2023 $0.17; Oct 2, 2023 $0.17; Nov 1, 2023 $0.19; Dec 1, 2023 $0.19; Dec 22, 2023 $0.19; Feb 1, 2024 $0.20; Mar 1, 2024 $0.19; Apr 1, 2024 $0.20; May 1, 2024 $0.20; Jun 3, 2024 $0.22; Jul 1, 2024 $0.22; Aug 1, 2024 $0.23; Sep 3, 2024 $0.23; Oct 1, 2024 $0.22; Nov 1, 2024 $0.23; Dec 2, 2024 $0.23; Dec 24, 2024 $0.24; Feb 3, 2025 $0.25; Mar 3, 2025 $0.22; Apr 1, 2025 $0.25; May 1, 2025 $0.24; Jun 2, 2025 $0.26; Jul 1, 2025 $0.25; Aug 1, 2025 $0.26; Sep 2, 2025 $0.26; Oct 1, 2025 $0.25; Nov 3, 2025 $0.27; Dec 1, 2025 $0.25; Dec 18, 2025 $0.27; Feb 2, 2026 $0.27; Mar 2, 2026 $0.24; Apr 1, 2026 $0.27; May 1, 2026 $0.26; Jun 1, 2026 $0.27; Jul 1, 2026 $0.26; Aug 3, 2026 $0.27; Sep 1, 2026 $0.27; Oct 1, 2026 $0.27; Nov 2, 2026 $0.27. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD
SDURMonthly · 3 paymentsAll SDUR payments⁠
One bar per payment. 3 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Aug 31, 2026 $0.07; Sep 30, 2026 $0.08; Oct 30, 2026 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD

BSV vs SDUR Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
BSV 2.4%SDUR No data
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
BSV 0.06SDUR No data
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
BSV −7.9%SDUR No data
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
BSV 0.38SDUR 0.12

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