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Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) Price, Holdings & Fees

$259.33+0.32%+$0.82End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) closed at $259.33 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.32% from the previous close of $258.51.

Share price, past year

1Y +42.76%

52-week range $179.08 – $259.33. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$259.33
Sep 30, 2026$253.43
Aug 31, 2026$240.55
Jul 31, 2026$235.94
Jun 30, 2026$232.30
May 29, 2026$228.47
Apr 30, 2026$227.29
Mar 31, 2026$218.07
Feb 27, 2026$218.32
Jan 30, 2026$205.02
Dec 31, 2025$198.24
Nov 28, 2025$191.01
Oct 31, 2025$180.78

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.03%
as of Dec 31, 2025
Net assets
$69.8B
as of Jun 30, 2026
Holdings
3,186
as of Jun 30, 2026
52-week range
$179.08 – $259.33

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF's expense ratio is 0.03%: $3.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF held 3,186 investments worth $69.75B as of Jun 30, 2026. Its largest holding was United States Treasury Note/Bond, at 1.12% of the fund.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1United States Treasury Note/Bond1.12%$779.35M
2United States Treasury Note/Bond0.89%$619.01M
3United States Treasury Note/Bond0.88%$612.01M
4United States Treasury Note/Bond0.81%$566.61M
5United States Treasury Note/Bond0.80%$556.03M
6United States Treasury Note/Bond0.79%$554.17M
7United States Treasury Note/Bond0.78%$546.61M
8United States Treasury Note/Bond0.77%$535.64M
9United States Treasury Note/Bond0.77%$534.19M
10United States Treasury Note/Bond0.75%$526.03M
11United States Treasury Note/Bond0.75%$525.66M
12United States Treasury Note/Bond0.75%$524.92M
13United States Treasury Note/Bond0.75%$522.06M
14United States Treasury Note/Bond0.75%$520.01M
15United States Treasury Note/Bond0.74%$513.30M
16United States Treasury Note/Bond0.72%$498.76M
17United States Treasury Note/Bond0.71%$491.93M
18United States Treasury Note/Bond0.70%$490.64M
19United States Treasury Note/Bond0.70%$489.24M
20United States Treasury Note/Bond0.70%$488.50M
21United States Treasury Note/Bond0.70%$484.91M
22United States Treasury Note/Bond0.68%$476.40M
23United States Treasury Note/Bond0.68%$475.27M
24United States Treasury Note/Bond0.67%$464.32M
25United States Treasury Note/Bond0.64%$448.98M

Top 25 of 3,186 holdings, as of Jun 30, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Bonds and other debt98.61%
Cash and short-term investments0.26%
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF holdings by country, largest 9
Country% of fund
United States89.79%
Canada1.55%
United Kingdom1.07%
Japan0.84%
Germany0.67%
Australia0.25%
Ireland0.21%
South Korea0.20%
Spain0.20%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to Jun 30, 2026, Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF's total return was +0.43%, as reported to the SEC.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
Jun 30, 2026+0.14%
May 31, 2026+0.05%
Apr 30, 2026+0.24%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Ticker
BSV
Exchange
ARCA
Fund type
ETF
Trust
VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUNDS
SEC series ID
S000002563
SEC CIK
0000794105
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by VANGUARD BOND INDEX FUNDS, the trust behind Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is BSV's price?

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) closed at $259.33 on Oct 9, 2026, up 0.32% from the previous close of $258.51.

What is BSV's expense ratio?

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF's expense ratio is 0.03%: $3.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does BSV hold?

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF held 3,186 investments worth $69.75B as of Jun 30, 2026. Its largest holding was United States Treasury Note/Bond, at 1.12% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were United States Treasury Note/Bond, United States Treasury Note/Bond, United States Treasury Note/Bond, United States Treasury Note/Bond, United States Treasury Note/Bond.

How has BSV performed?

Over the 3 months to Jun 30, 2026, Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF's total return was +0.43%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 28, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Dec 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures