BSV — Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-05-28
BSV — Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Short Treasury / Sovereign Bond · $69.68B AUM · 0.03% expense ratio · 4.1% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
BSV Fund Overview
BSV — Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund is a US ETF managed by Vanguard Bond Index Funds, categorised as Short Treasury / Sovereign Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Vanguard Bond Index Funds
- Category: Short Treasury / Sovereign Bond
- Assets under management: $69.68B
- 1-year return: 4.1%
- Ticker: BSV
- SEC CIK: 0000794105
- SEC series ID: S000002563
- Share class ID: C000046843
BSV Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.16% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.92% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.91% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.82% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.80% |
| 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 | 0.78% |
BSV Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 98.3% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.3% |
BSV Performance
Total returns for BSV (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.2% |
| 1 year | 4.1% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 4.3% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 1.7% |
BSV Risk Information
Risk metrics for BSV, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.9%
BSV Costs and Fees
BSV costs about $3 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.03%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.03%
- Portfolio turnover: 55%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
BSV Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-03, Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund had net inflows of $9.53B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-03 | $627.47M |
| 2026-02 | $495.59M |
| 2026-01 | $831.62M |
| 2025-12 | $409.93M |
| 2025-11 | $2.44B |
| 2025-10 | −$5.00M |
BSV Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 1.16% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.92% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.91% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.82% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond | 0.80% |
| 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 | 0.78% |
BSV Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
Related Funds
Other Short Treasury / Sovereign Bond funds tracked on ABC INVEST:
Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.