Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund (BSV)

Key Metrics

TER 3.00% per year

Distribution policy Distributing

Fund size USD 69,681 M

Inception date April 3, 2007

Holdings 3,157

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider Vanguard

For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit investor.vanguard.com (opens in new tab).

Historical Return

Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

1 Year -0.3% +4.0% Div

3 Years (avg.) +0.9% +4.0% Div

5 Years (avg.) -1.1% +4.0% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

Volatility

1.95% 1 Year

2.43% 3 Years

2.78% 5 Years

2.44% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-2.13% 1 Year

-2.45% 3 Years

-10.11% 5 Years

-11.08% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

-2.33 1 Year

-1.41 3 Years

-1.93 5 Years

-1.90 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
2011	0.5%	0.4%	-0.2%	-0.1%	-0.2%	-0.2%	-0.2%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%	-0.5%	-0.3%	-0.3%	-0.1%
2012		0.2%	-0.6%	-0.4%	-0.4%	-0.4%	-0.4%	-0.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%	-0.6%	-0.4%	-0.3%	-0.2%
2013			-1.3%	-0.6%	-0.6%	-0.5%	-0.5%	-0.5%	-0.1%	0.3%	0.0%	-0.7%	-0.5%	-0.4%	-0.2%
2014				0.0%	-0.2%	-0.2%	-0.3%	-0.3%	0.1%	0.5%	0.1%	-0.7%	-0.4%	-0.3%	-0.1%
2015					-0.5%	-0.3%	-0.4%	-0.4%	0.1%	0.6%	0.1%	-0.7%	-0.4%	-0.3%	-0.1%
2016						-0.2%	-0.3%	-0.4%	0.3%	0.8%	0.2%	-0.8%	-0.4%	-0.3%	-0.1%
2017							-0.5%	-0.5%	0.5%	1.0%	0.3%	-0.9%	-0.4%	-0.3%	-0.1%
2018								-0.6%	0.9%	1.5%	0.5%	-1.0%	-0.4%	-0.3%	0.0%
2019									2.5%	2.6%	0.9%	-1.1%	-0.4%	-0.3%	0.1%
2020										2.8%	0.1%	-2.2%	-1.1%	-0.8%	-0.3%
2021											-2.5%	-4.6%	-2.4%	-1.7%	-0.9%
2022												-6.7%	-2.4%	-1.4%	-0.6%
2023													2.2%	1.4%	1.6%
2024														0.6%	1.3%
2025															2.0%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

13%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

13%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

17%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

26%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

20%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

21%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

26%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

11%

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

16%

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation

N/A

Undervalued

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Fair (±15%)

1y 3y N/A N/A

Overvalued

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap

0.8%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

0.5%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

3.7%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

55.7%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

39.2%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Jun 21, 2026

Market
Average

Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares.	$320B	-
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price.	2.08%	2.03%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market.	0.86	-
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth.	24.44	28.29
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything	-55.54	-
Profitable Companies	96%	-
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued.	36.45	14.56
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year.	4.48	8.28
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company	4.85	10.72

Market
Average

Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT	20.79	21.15
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue	5.39	8.72
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value	0.39	0.05
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary.	1.23	0.33
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability.	16.16%	-6.18%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago.	+18.5%	-117.9%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap.	17.03%	1.23%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets.	5.48%	3.29%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits.	9.81%	3.31%

Sectors

Finance and Insurance	6.0%
Manufacturing	4.1%
Information	1.7%
Financial Services	1.3%
Utilities	1.0%
Retail Trade	0.9%
Finance	0.6%
Transportation and Warehousing	0.6%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	0.2%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	0.2%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	0.2%
Wholesale Trade	0.2%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	0.1%
Accommodation and Food Services	0.1%
Health Technology	0.1%
Construction	0.1%
Health Care and Social Assistance	0.0%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0.0%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	0.0%
Healthcare	0.0%
Other	82.7%

Countries

United States	91.6%
Canada	1.7%
United Kingdom	1.1%
Japan	0.8%
Other	0.8%
Luxembourg	0.6%
Germany	0.5%
Philippines	0.5%
South Korea	0.2%
Ireland	0.2%
China	0.2%
France	0.2%
Spain	0.2%
Australia	0.2%
Austria	0.1%
Netherlands	0.1%
Mexico	0.1%
Indonesia	0.1%
Ivory Coast	0.1%
Israel	0.1%
Singapore	0.1%
Finland	0.1%
Sweden	0.1%
Poland	0.1%
Norway	0.1%
Venezuela	0.1%
Chile	0.1%
Panama	0.0%
Peru	0.0%
Hong Kong	0.0%
Bermuda	0.0%
Uruguay	0.0%
Cayman Islands	0.0%
Other	0.0%

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$0B >$1T

Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate undervaluation.

<0 >50

Ratio of dividends in the last 12 months to current share price.

0% 3%

Revenue increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Net income increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Profitability of the last quarter.

<-30% >30%

A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. The ratio is difficult to compare between industries.

<0 >3

Discounted cash flow valuation vs. current price. Positive = undervalued, negative = overvalued.

<-50% >+100%

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Total Investment

Weight

Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

GS - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $323.49B

P/E Ratio 19.8

Dividends 1.6%

Total Investment $58.21M

Weight 0.08%

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPM - Financial Services

Market Cap $871.43B

P/E Ratio 15.4

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $41.42M

Weight 0.06%

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Bank Of America Corp.

BAC - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $398.83B

P/E Ratio 13.7

Dividends 2.0%

Total Investment $41.37M

Weight 0.06%

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Bank Of America Corp.

BAC - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $398.83B

P/E Ratio 13.7

Dividends 2.0%

Total Investment $40.78M

Weight 0.06%

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Abbvie Inc

ABBV - Manufacturing

Market Cap $382.74B

P/E Ratio 106.2

Dividends 3.1%

Total Investment $40.18M

Weight 0.06%

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Morgan Stanley

MS - Financial Services

Market Cap $352B

P/E Ratio 19.3

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $37.75M

Weight 0.05%

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Morgan Stanley

MS - Financial Services

Market Cap $352B

P/E Ratio 19.3

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $37.01M

Weight 0.05%

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Morgan Stanley

MS - Financial Services

Market Cap $352B

P/E Ratio 19.3

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $36.36M

Weight 0.05%

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Wells Fargo & Co.

WFC - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $251.58B

P/E Ratio 12.0

Dividends 2.2%

Total Investment $36.13M

Weight 0.05%

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Wells Fargo & Co.

WFC - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $251.58B

P/E Ratio 12.0

Dividends 2.2%

Total Investment $35.56M

Weight 0.05%

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Wells Fargo & Co.

WFC - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $251.58B

P/E Ratio 12.0

Dividends 2.2%

Total Investment $35.08M

Weight 0.05%

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPM - Financial Services

Market Cap $871.43B

P/E Ratio 15.4

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $34.72M

Weight 0.05%

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Morgan Stanley

MS - Financial Services

Market Cap $352B

P/E Ratio 19.3

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $34.46M

Weight 0.05%

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Bank Of America Corp.

BAC - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $398.83B

P/E Ratio 13.7

Dividends 2.0%

Total Investment $34.36M

Weight 0.05%

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPM - Financial Services

Market Cap $871.43B

P/E Ratio 15.4

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $34.12M

Weight 0.05%

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Morgan Stanley

MS - Financial Services

Market Cap $352B

P/E Ratio 19.3

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $33.31M

Weight 0.05%

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Verizon Communications Inc

VZ - Information

Market Cap $189.45B

P/E Ratio 11.0

Dividends 6.1%

Total Investment $31.91M

Weight 0.05%

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CVS Health Corp

CVS - Retail Trade

Market Cap $125.45B

P/E Ratio 42.6

Dividends 2.7%

Total Investment $31.03M

Weight 0.04%

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Amazon.com Inc.

AMZN - Retail Trade

Market Cap $2.63T

P/E Ratio 28.8

Dividends 0.0%

Total Investment $31M

Weight 0.04%

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Meta Platforms Inc - Ordinary Shares - Class A

META - Information

Market Cap $1.47T

P/E Ratio 20.7

Dividends 0.4%

Total Investment $30.99M

Weight 0.04%

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Historical Return

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Volatility

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Sharpe Ratio

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Distributions

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P/E Ratio Distribution

Discounted Cash Flow

Market Cap Size Distribution

Portfolio Concentration

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