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

Short-Term Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
77.47 USD -0.13 (-0.168%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 77.47 +0.00 (0.002%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6:16 a.m. EDT

This is a classic defensive holding offering a robust 3.99% yield, which serves as a reliable income floor in volatile markets. However, the price action tells a different story: the fund is trading near its 52-week lows and has underperformed significantly over the last decade, dropping nearly 3.5% cumulatively despite a recent year-over-year recovery. While the business quality of a short-term bond index is sound, the capital appreciation has been poor, suggesting investors are pricing in persistent low yields or duration risk. The recent price trend shows a slight uptick, but the overwhelming lack of options activity confirms that speculators see no immediate catalyst for a breakout. It remains a solid hold for income, but it lacks the momentum or speculative interest required to drive significant capital gains in the near term.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.002111
AutoETS0.002155
MSTL0.002263
AutoTheta0.003385

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 82%
H-stat 3.42
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.430
Excess Kurtosis -0.93

As of July 11, 2026, 6:16 a.m. EDT: Options activity is extremely sparse with negligible volume and open interest across all expirations. Implied volatility is near zero, indicating a lack of speculative positioning or hedging demand. The market is effectively ignoring this instrument for directional bets.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.34% 3.97% 3.55% 2.80%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.261 0.336254
2026-06-01 0.267 0.343144
2026-05-01 0.259 0.331711
2026-04-01 0.267 0.341607
2026-03-02 0.242 0.306795
2026-02-02 0.266 0.338336
2025-12-18 0.267 0.339005
2025-12-01 0.250 0.317259
2025-11-03 0.265 0.336679
2025-10-01 0.253 0.321025
2025-09-02 0.260 0.330536
2025-08-01 0.259 0.329517
2025-07-01 0.251 0.320357
2025-06-02 0.258 0.330557
2025-05-01 0.236 0.301251
2025-04-01 0.250 0.320061
2025-03-03 0.224 0.287253
2025-02-03 0.247 0.319534
2024-12-24 0.240 0.311607
2024-12-02 0.231 0.297949
2024-11-01 0.234 0.302482
2024-10-01 0.223 0.283787
2024-09-03 0.229 0.293064
2024-08-01 0.227 0.292526
2024-07-01 0.217 0.284106
2024-06-03 0.220 0.288184
2024-05-01 0.202 0.266350
2024-04-01 0.204 0.267331
2024-03-01 0.188 0.245591
2024-02-01 0.198 0.256477
2023-12-22 0.195 0.253642
2023-12-01 0.185 0.242559
2023-11-01 0.186 0.247505
2023-10-02 0.172 0.229824
2023-09-01 0.171 0.226730
2023-08-01 0.167 0.221603
2023-07-03 0.147 0.195167
2023-06-01 0.146 0.191777
2023-05-01 0.138 0.180912
2023-04-03 0.138 0.180392
2023-03-01 0.118 0.157670
2023-02-01 0.128 0.167715
2022-12-23 0.121 0.160286
2022-12-01 0.113 0.149392
2022-11-01 0.112 0.150497
2022-10-03 0.100 0.133298
2022-09-01 0.098 0.128727
2022-08-01 0.094 0.121463
2022-07-01 0.092 0.119434
2022-06-01 0.082 0.106190
2022-05-02 0.075 0.097580
2022-04-01 0.099 0.127528
2022-03-01 0.066 0.082800
2022-02-01 0.074 0.092593
2021-12-23 0.294 0.363771
2021-12-01 0.072 0.088604
2021-11-01 0.073 0.089703
2021-10-01 0.073 0.089046
2021-09-01 0.076 0.092480
2021-08-02 0.072 0.087400
2021-07-01 0.078 0.095052
2021-06-01 0.083 0.100851
2021-05-03 0.084 0.102140
2021-04-01 0.089 0.108378
2021-03-01 0.084 0.101929
2021-02-01 0.096 0.115998
2020-12-23 0.102 0.123144
2020-12-01 0.102 0.123263
2020-11-02 0.107 0.129321
2020-10-01 0.109 0.131404
2020-09-01 0.116 0.139608
2020-08-03 0.120 0.144283
2020-07-01 0.122 0.146953
2020-06-01 0.132 0.159190
2020-05-01 0.136 0.164729
2020-04-01 0.145 0.177153
2020-03-02 0.137 0.167338
2020-02-03 0.153 0.188517
2019-12-23 0.150 0.186544
2019-12-02 0.147 0.182405
2019-11-01 0.153 0.189380
2019-10-01 0.155 0.191903
2019-09-03 0.156 0.192426
2019-08-01 0.156 0.193717
2019-07-01 0.153 0.190393
2019-06-03 0.158 0.197032
2019-05-01 0.157 0.197932
2019-04-01 0.154 0.194199
2019-03-01 0.141 0.179025
2019-02-01 0.164 0.208280
2018-12-24 0.143 0.182445
2018-12-03 0.140 0.179695
2018-11-01 0.144 0.184971
2018-10-01 0.135 0.173388
2018-09-04 0.138 0.176583
2018-08-01 0.134 0.171773
2018-07-02 0.124 0.158852
2018-06-01 0.129 0.165257
2018-05-01 0.123 0.157753
2018-04-02 0.126 0.160796
2018-03-01 0.110 0.140396
2018-02-01 0.118 0.150261
2017-12-26 0.116 0.146835
2017-12-01 0.111 0.140063
2017-11-01 0.114 0.143306
2017-10-02 0.110 0.138018
2017-09-01 0.113 0.141197
2017-08-01 0.112 0.140105
2017-07-03 0.107 0.134287
2017-06-01 0.109 0.136403
2017-05-01 0.106 0.132882
2017-04-03 0.112 0.140456
2017-03-01 0.095 0.119512
2017-02-01 0.098 0.123193
2016-12-22 0.117 0.147690
2016-12-01 0.098 0.123364
2016-11-01 0.100 0.124316
2016-10-03 0.097 0.120303
2016-09-01 0.101 0.125124
2016-08-01 0.101 0.124784
2016-07-01 0.100 0.123396
2016-06-01 0.098 0.122073
2016-05-02 0.094 0.116814
2016-04-01 0.096 0.119255
2016-03-01 0.089 0.111070
2016-02-01 0.094 0.117441
2015-12-23 0.144 0.181041
2015-12-01 0.087 0.108818
2015-11-02 0.088 0.109931
2015-10-01 0.087 0.108344
2015-09-01 0.088 0.109849
2015-08-03 0.089 0.110959
2015-07-01 0.085 0.106316
2015-06-01 0.088 0.109712
2015-05-01 0.086 0.107219
2015-04-01 0.111 0.137957
2015-03-02 0.078 0.097403
2015-02-02 0.084 0.104270
2014-12-23 0.183 0.229525
2014-12-01 0.082 0.102015
2014-11-03 0.085 0.106025
2014-10-01 0.079 0.098541
2014-09-02 0.082 0.102359
2014-08-01 0.082 0.102283
2014-07-01 0.080 0.099713
2014-06-02 0.081 0.100872
2014-05-01 0.078 0.097305
2014-04-01 0.094 0.117485
2014-03-03 0.071 0.088308
2014-02-03 0.076 0.094563
2013-12-24 0.260 0.325285
2013-12-02 0.073 0.090740
2013-11-01 0.076 0.094504
2013-10-01 0.073 0.090932
2013-09-03 0.076 0.095214
2013-08-01 0.075 0.093598
2013-07-01 0.076 0.094941
2013-06-03 0.081 0.100571
2013-05-01 0.081 0.099914
2013-04-01 0.138 0.170644
2013-03-01 0.081 0.099988
2013-02-01 0.094 0.116265
2012-12-03 0.093 0.114349
2012-10-01 0.096 0.117980
2012-09-04 0.101 0.124262
2012-08-01 0.104 0.128016
2012-07-02 0.101 0.124676
2012-06-01 0.108 0.133136
2012-05-01 0.109 0.134468
2012-04-02 0.144 0.178020
2012-03-01 0.107 0.131968
2012-02-01 0.115 0.141504
2011-12-23 0.491 0.606622
2011-12-01 0.114 0.140446
2011-11-01 0.128 0.157132
2011-10-03 0.113 0.138838
2011-09-01 0.128 0.156537
2011-08-01 0.132 0.162262
2011-07-01 0.128 0.158377
2011-06-01 0.135 0.166400
2011-05-02 0.132 0.163670
2011-04-01 0.140 0.174934
2011-03-23 0.061 0.075795
2011-03-01 0.128 0.159283
2011-02-01 0.141 0.175155
2010-12-27 0.451 0.561434
2010-12-01 0.139 0.171436
2010-11-01 0.146 0.178440
2010-10-01 0.143 0.175073
2010-09-01 0.147 0.180634
2010-08-02 0.149 0.183362
2010-07-01 0.148 0.183214
2010-06-01 0.155 0.192858
2010-05-03 0.155 0.193702
2010-04-01 0.212 0.265697
2010-03-01 0.145 0.180595
2010-02-01 0.163 0.203419
2009-12-28 0.166 0.208543
2009-12-24 0.008 0.010040
2009-12-01 0.160 0.198906
2009-11-02 0.167 0.209037
2009-10-01 0.166 0.207552
2009-09-01 0.177 0.221999
2009-08-03 0.183 0.231148
2009-07-01 0.178 0.225659
2009-06-01 0.192 0.243038
2009-05-01 0.193 0.244862
2009-04-01 0.200 0.254615
2009-03-02 0.192 0.244461
2009-02-02 0.221 0.279076
2008-12-24 0.222 0.277465
2008-12-01 0.228 0.290816
2008-11-03 0.242 0.322667
2008-10-01 0.220 0.293725
2008-09-02 0.235 0.303030
2008-08-01 0.241 0.312136
2008-07-01 0.234 0.303384
2008-06-02 0.246 0.317665
2008-05-01 0.238 0.305873
2008-04-01 0.261 0.332569
2008-03-03 0.247 0.313213
2008-02-01 0.271 0.344652
2007-12-24 0.276 0.360078
2007-12-03 0.270 0.348882
2007-11-01 0.278 0.364734
2007-10-01 0.259 0.341508
2007-09-04 0.288 0.380852
2007-08-01 0.264 0.351531
2007-07-02 0.271 0.362203
2007-06-01 0.256 0.342934
2007-05-01 0.088 0.116928
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 3.99

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 83.3
All Time Low 68.29
Ask 78.14
Ask Size 60,200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,674,450
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,512,422
Average Volume 2,512,422
Average Volume10Days 2,674,450
Beta3 Year 0.38
Bid 77.47
Bid Size 8,700
Category Short-Term Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 77.64
Day Low 77.46
Dividend Yield 3.99
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 77.8658
Fifty Day Average Change -0.39579773
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0050830753
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.80531836
Fifty Two Week High 79.32
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.8499985
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.023323229
Fifty Two Week Low 77.46
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.010002136
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.00012912646
Fifty Two Week Range 77.46 - 79.32
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,176,211,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0165486
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Vanguard
Fund Inception Date 1,005,523,200
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 PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33837549
Nav Price 77.56
Net Assets 69,833,810,000.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.03
Open 77.57
Phone 800-523-1036
Post Market Change 0.0016021729
Post Market Change Percent 0.0020681203
Post Market Price 77.4716
Post Market Time 1,783,986,916
Previous Close 77.6
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.129997
Regular Market Change Percent -0.167522
Regular Market Day High 77.64
Regular Market Day Low 77.46
Regular Market Day Range 77.46 - 77.64
Regular Market Open 77.57
Regular Market Previous Close 77.6
Regular Market Price 77.47
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 1,623,447
Short Name Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol BSV
Three Year Average Return 0.0466216
Total Assets 69,833,809,920
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.37646
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.37646
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 78.537
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.0670013
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.01358597
Type Disp ETF
Volume 1,623,447
Yield 0.0399
Ytd Return 0.53707