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Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares (BSV)

Short-Term Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
78.57 USD +0.19 (0.242%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 78.64 +0.07 (0.089%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:49 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:45 p.m. EDT

BSV shows a stable dividend yield of 3.9%, which is strong for a bond ETF, and has a consistent payout history, making it a good option for income-focused investors. The recent price action is relatively flat, with a narrow range around the 78.0-78.32 level, suggesting low volatility. While the short-term forecast indicates minimal directional movement, the long-term fundamentals are solid. Investors looking for steady returns and income should consider BSV as a reliable choice, especially in a low-interest-rate environment.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.003090
AutoETS0.005173
AutoARIMA0.005186
MSTL0.005187

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 67%
H-stat 1.51
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.417
Excess Kurtosis -0.90

As of April 11, 2026, 2:45 p.m. EDT: The options data indicates a mixed sentiment. For the near-term expirations, there's limited activity with a focus on ATM strikes, suggesting some stability or uncertainty. The higher volatility in puts, particularly for the September 18 expiration, hints at potential downside concerns. The presence of top OI in some strikes may indicate speculative bets on price movements, but the overall volume and open interest are low, suggesting limited conviction among speculators.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.34% 3.98% 3.58% 2.84%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.267 0.341607
2026-03-02 0.242 0.307843
2026-02-02 0.266 0.340532
2025-12-18 0.267 0.342358
2025-12-01 0.250 0.321485
2025-11-03 0.265 0.342245
2025-10-01 0.253 0.327431
2025-09-02 0.260 0.338217
2025-08-01 0.259 0.338287
2025-07-01 0.251 0.329974
2025-06-02 0.258 0.341570
2025-05-01 0.236 0.312315
2025-04-01 0.250 0.332814
2025-03-03 0.224 0.299655
2025-02-03 0.247 0.334289
2024-12-24 0.240 0.327037
2024-12-02 0.231 0.313677
2024-11-01 0.234 0.319398
2024-10-01 0.223 0.300564
2024-09-03 0.229 0.311271
2024-08-01 0.227 0.311611
2024-07-01 0.217 0.303530
2024-06-03 0.220 0.308761
2024-05-01 0.202 0.286191
2024-04-01 0.204 0.288011
2024-03-01 0.188 0.265296
2024-02-01 0.198 0.277737
2023-12-22 0.195 0.275373
2023-12-01 0.185 0.264009
2023-11-01 0.186 0.270048
2023-10-02 0.172 0.251379
2023-09-01 0.171 0.248565
2023-08-01 0.167 0.243494
2023-07-03 0.147 0.214921
2023-06-01 0.146 0.211599
2023-05-01 0.138 0.199995
2023-04-03 0.138 0.199780
2023-03-01 0.118 0.174931
2023-02-01 0.128 0.186368
2022-12-23 0.121 0.178413
2022-12-01 0.113 0.166553
2022-11-01 0.112 0.168037
2022-10-03 0.100 0.149057
2022-09-01 0.098 0.144138
2022-08-01 0.094 0.136179
2022-07-01 0.092 0.134067
2022-06-01 0.082 0.119344
2022-05-02 0.075 0.109783
2022-04-01 0.099 0.143616
2022-03-01 0.066 0.093364
2022-02-01 0.074 0.104493
2021-12-23 0.294 0.410905
2021-12-01 0.072 0.100449
2021-11-01 0.073 0.101784
2021-10-01 0.073 0.101130
2021-09-01 0.076 0.105123
2021-08-02 0.072 0.099440
2021-07-01 0.078 0.108242
2021-06-01 0.083 0.114954
2021-05-03 0.084 0.116541
2021-04-01 0.089 0.123785
2021-03-01 0.084 0.116545
2021-02-01 0.096 0.132767
2020-12-23 0.102 0.141109
2020-12-01 0.102 0.141419
2020-11-02 0.107 0.148552
2020-10-01 0.109 0.151141
2020-09-01 0.116 0.160788
2020-08-03 0.120 0.166404
2020-07-01 0.122 0.169728
2020-06-01 0.132 0.184131
2020-05-01 0.136 0.190842
2020-04-01 0.145 0.205574
2020-03-02 0.137 0.194528
2020-02-03 0.153 0.219514
2019-12-23 0.150 0.217627
2019-12-02 0.147 0.213195
2019-11-01 0.153 0.221751
2019-10-01 0.155 0.225131
2019-09-03 0.156 0.226179
2019-08-01 0.156 0.228134
2019-07-01 0.153 0.224656
2019-06-03 0.158 0.232932
2019-05-01 0.157 0.234458
2019-04-01 0.154 0.230491
2019-03-01 0.141 0.212893
2019-02-01 0.164 0.248126
2018-12-24 0.143 0.217799
2018-12-03 0.140 0.214908
2018-11-01 0.144 0.221616
2018-10-01 0.135 0.208123
2018-09-04 0.138 0.212326
2018-08-01 0.134 0.206906
2018-07-02 0.124 0.191671
2018-06-01 0.129 0.199717
2018-05-01 0.123 0.190962
2018-04-02 0.126 0.194953
2018-03-01 0.110 0.170493
2018-02-01 0.118 0.182729
2017-12-26 0.116 0.178832
2017-12-01 0.111 0.170834
2017-11-01 0.114 0.175034
2017-10-02 0.110 0.168816
2017-09-01 0.113 0.172944
2017-08-01 0.112 0.171848
2017-07-03 0.107 0.164943
2017-06-01 0.109 0.167767
2017-05-01 0.106 0.163659
2017-04-03 0.112 0.173218
2017-03-01 0.095 0.147595
2017-02-01 0.098 0.152323
2016-12-22 0.117 0.182837
2016-12-01 0.098 0.152947
2016-11-01 0.100 0.154318
2016-10-03 0.097 0.149521
2016-09-01 0.101 0.155700
2016-08-01 0.101 0.155472
2016-07-01 0.100 0.153934
2016-06-01 0.098 0.152472
2016-05-02 0.094 0.146081
2016-04-01 0.096 0.149308
2016-03-01 0.089 0.139226
2016-02-01 0.094 0.147376
2015-12-23 0.144 0.227453
2015-12-01 0.087 0.136962
2015-11-02 0.088 0.138514
2015-10-01 0.087 0.136664
2015-09-01 0.088 0.138713
2015-08-03 0.089 0.140268
2015-07-01 0.085 0.134549
2015-06-01 0.088 0.138994
2015-05-01 0.086 0.135983
2015-04-01 0.111 0.175156
2015-03-02 0.078 0.123837
2015-02-02 0.084 0.132697
2014-12-23 0.183 0.292405
2014-12-01 0.082 0.130261
2014-11-03 0.085 0.135519
2014-10-01 0.079 0.126086
2014-09-02 0.082 0.131101
2014-08-01 0.082 0.131137
2014-07-01 0.080 0.127974
2014-06-02 0.081 0.129590
2014-05-01 0.078 0.125134
2014-04-01 0.094 0.151233
2014-03-03 0.071 0.113808
2014-02-03 0.076 0.121976
2013-12-24 0.260 0.419982
2013-12-02 0.073 0.117537
2013-11-01 0.076 0.122524
2013-10-01 0.073 0.118004
2013-09-03 0.076 0.123674
2013-08-01 0.075 0.121690
2013-07-01 0.076 0.123551
2013-06-03 0.081 0.131002
2013-05-01 0.081 0.130277
2013-04-01 0.138 0.222724
2013-03-01 0.081 0.130726
2013-02-01 0.094 0.152160
2012-12-03 0.093 0.149826
2012-10-01 0.096 0.154760
2012-09-04 0.101 0.163193
2012-08-01 0.104 0.168332
2012-07-02 0.101 0.164150
2012-06-01 0.108 0.175507
2012-05-01 0.109 0.177499
2012-04-02 0.144 0.235303
2012-03-01 0.107 0.174745
2012-02-01 0.115 0.187618
2011-12-23 0.491 0.805451
2011-12-01 0.114 0.187612
2011-11-01 0.128 0.210197
2011-10-03 0.113 0.186017
2011-09-01 0.128 0.210021
2011-08-01 0.132 0.218044
2011-07-01 0.128 0.213169
2011-06-01 0.135 0.224322
2011-05-02 0.132 0.221010
2011-04-01 0.140 0.236607
2011-03-23 0.061 0.102696
2011-03-01 0.128 0.215979
2011-02-01 0.141 0.237879
2010-12-27 0.451 0.763819
2010-12-01 0.139 0.234546
2010-11-01 0.146 0.244546
2010-10-01 0.143 0.240360
2010-09-01 0.147 0.248428
2010-08-02 0.149 0.252635
2010-07-01 0.148 0.252893
2010-06-01 0.155 0.266693
2010-05-03 0.155 0.268377
2010-04-01 0.212 0.368841
2010-03-01 0.145 0.251368
2010-02-01 0.163 0.283649
2009-12-28 0.166 0.291384
2009-12-24 0.008 0.014058
2009-12-01 0.160 0.278527
2009-11-02 0.167 0.293297
2009-10-01 0.166 0.291821
2009-09-01 0.177 0.312783
2009-08-03 0.183 0.326396
2009-07-01 0.178 0.319380
2009-06-01 0.192 0.344753
2009-05-01 0.193 0.348183
2009-04-01 0.200 0.362939
2009-03-02 0.192 0.349353
2009-02-02 0.221 0.399795
2008-12-24 0.222 0.398594
2008-12-01 0.228 0.418936
2008-11-03 0.242 0.466174
2008-10-01 0.220 0.425727
2008-09-02 0.235 0.440471
2008-08-01 0.241 0.455084
2008-07-01 0.234 0.443705
2008-06-02 0.246 0.466001
2008-05-01 0.238 0.450132
2008-04-01 0.261 0.490910
2008-03-03 0.247 0.463871
2008-02-01 0.271 0.512030
2007-12-24 0.276 0.536793
2007-12-03 0.270 0.521975
2007-11-01 0.278 0.547601
2007-10-01 0.259 0.514607
2007-09-04 0.288 0.575851
2007-08-01 0.264 0.533542
2007-07-02 0.271 0.551671
2007-06-01 0.256 0.524218
2007-05-01 0.088 0.179351
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 3.9

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 83.3
All Time Low 68.29
Ask 78.55
Ask Size 6,400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,453,430
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,874,730
Average Volume 2,874,730
Average Volume10Days 2,453,430
Beta3 Year 0.39
Bid 78.55
Bid Size 7,800
Category Short-Term Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 78.6
Day Low 78.5087
Dividend Yield 3.9
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 78.6066
Fifty Day Average Change -0.036598206
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00046558696
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 0.44745207
Fifty Two Week High 79.32
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.75
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.009455371
Fifty Two Week Low 77.78
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.7900009
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.010156864
Fifty Two Week Range 77.78 - 79.32
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,176,211,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0175528
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,175,558,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary This index includes all medium and larger issues of U.S. government, investment-grade corporate, and investment-grade international dollar-denominated bonds that have maturities between 1 and 5 years and are publicly issued. All of the fund's investments will be selected through the sampling process, and at least 80% of its assets will be invested in bonds held in the index.
Long Name Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33837549
Nav Price 78.53
Net Assets 69,754,806,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.03
Open 78.54
Phone 800-523-1036
Post Market Change 0.069999695
Post Market Change Percent 0.08909214
Post Market Price 78.64
Post Market Time 1,776,469,741
Previous Close 78.38
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.190002
Regular Market Change Percent 0.242412
Regular Market Day High 78.6
Regular Market Day Low 78.5087
Regular Market Day Range 78.5087 - 78.6
Regular Market Open 78.54
Regular Market Previous Close 78.38
Regular Market Price 78.57
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 2,039,714
Short Name Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BSV
Three Year Average Return 0.0450873
Total Assets 69,754,806,272
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.16001
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.16001
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 78.7298
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.15979767
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0020296974
Type Disp ETF
Volume 2,039,714
Yield 0.039
Ytd Return 0.16001