Last Update: 31 Aug 2021
In the last 10 years, the Vanguard Short-Term Bond (BSV) ETF obtained a 1.75% compound annual return, with a 1.31% standard deviation.
In the last 20 years, a 2.99% compound annual return, with a 2.05% standard deviation.
In 2020, the portfolio granted a 1.85% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Vanguard Short-Term Bond (BSV): Dividend Yield page.
The ETF is related to the following investment themes:
- Asset Class: Bond
- Region: North America
- Country: U.S.
- Bond - Duration: Short Term
The Vanguard Short-Term Bond (BSV) ETF is present in the following Lazy Portfolios:
| Portfolio Name | Author | ETF Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Dimensional 2030 Retirement Income | DFA | 6.1% |
| Robo Advisor 0 | Betterment | 20.0% |
| Robo Advisor 10 | Betterment | 15.4% |
| Robo Advisor 20 | Betterment | 10.7% |
Capital Growth and Historical Returns
Capital growth, returns, stats are calculated assuming a reinvestment of dividends.
If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Vanguard Short-Term Bond (BSV): Dividend Yield page.
ETF Returns, up to December 2007, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.
| Period | Returns Aug 2021 |
Standard Deviation * |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
|
-0.07%
|
-0.07%
Aug 2021 - Aug 2021
|
0 - 1 | |
|
3M
|
+0.11%
|
-0.19%
Jun 2021 - Jun 2021
|
1 - 2 | |
|
6M
|
+0.39%
|
-0.19%
Mar 2021 - Mar 2021
|
3 - 3 | |
|
YTD
|
-0.06%
|
-0.64%
Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
|
3 - 5 | |
|
1Y
|
+0.27%
|
0.77%
|
-0.64%
Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
|
6 - 6 |
|
3Y
|
+3.61%
annualized
|
1.40%
|
-0.64%
Jan 2021 - Mar 2021
|
26 - 10 |
|
5Y
|
+2.20%
annualized
|
1.39%
|
-1.42%
Sep 2017 - Feb 2018
|
40 - 20 |
|
10Y
|
+1.75%
annualized
|
1.31%
|
-1.42%
Sep 2017 - Feb 2018
|
77 - 43 |
|
MAX
01 Jan 1983
|
+5.58%
annualized
|
2.40%
|
-2.54%
Apr 2008 - Oct 2008
|
354 - 110 |
* Annualized St.Dev. of monthly returns
Drawdowns
Rolling Returns ( more details)
Vanguard Short-Term Bond (BSV) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns
| Return (*) | Negative Periods |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst | |
| 1 Year |
+5.67% |
+21.85% Jul 1984 - Jun 1985 |
-0.61% Aug 2017 - Jul 2018 |
2.65% |
| 2 Years |
+5.65% |
+17.31% Jul 1984 - Jun 1986 |
-0.20% Aug 2016 - Jul 2018 |
0.68% |
| 3 Years |
+5.54% |
+14.46% Sep 1983 - Aug 1986 |
+0.60% May 2015 - Apr 2018 |
0.00% |
| 5 Years |
+5.40% |
+11.40% Jul 1984 - Jun 1989 |
+0.74% May 2013 - Apr 2018 |
0.00% |
| 7 Years |
+5.38% |
+10.89% Jun 1984 - May 1991 |
+0.96% Sep 2011 - Aug 2018 |
0.00% |
| 10 Years |
+5.36% |
+10.33% Sep 1983 - Aug 1993 |
+1.63% Jan 2009 - Dec 2018 |
0.00% |
| 15 Years |
+5.35% |
+8.86% Sep 1983 - Aug 1998 |
+2.58% Oct 2003 - Sep 2018 |
0.00% |
| 20 Years |
+5.34% |
+8.18% Jan 1983 - Dec 2002 |
+2.99% Sep 2001 - Aug 2021 |
0.00% |
* Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods
If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the Vanguard Short-Term Bond (BSV) ETF: Rolling Returns page.
Seasonality and Yearly/Monthly Returns
In the table below, for the Vanguard Short-Term Bond (BSV) ETF, the average monthly return is represented.
Below each return, it's also mentioned the probability of obtaining a positive monthly result (Win %).
Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.
| Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average Win % |
0.67 85% |
0.32 74% |
0.24 69% |
0.41 77% |
0.38 69% |
0.50 79% |
0.52 90% |
0.49 79% |
0.55 74% |
0.43 74% |
0.48 68% |
0.50 76% |
| Best Year |
2.3 2008 |
1.9 1986 |
1.6 1986 |
2.0 1985 |
2.8 1985 |
2.0 1989 |
2.4 1984 |
1.7 1986 |
2.1 1983 |
3.1 1984 |
4.3 2008 |
3.4 2008 |
| Worst Year |
-1.1 2009 |
-1.0 2009 |
-1.0 1994 |
-1.3 1987 |
-1.3 1984 |
-0.5 2013 |
-1.1 1983 |
-0.8 1989 |
-0.5 1987 |
-2.0 2008 |
-1.0 2016 |
-0.9 2009 |
For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
Investing in Vanguard Short-Term Bond (BSV) ETF: detail of monthly returns
| Months | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Return | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2021 |
-0.06% | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.1 | ||||
| 2020 |
+4.70% | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 2019 |
+4.98% | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2018 |
+1.34% | -0.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| 2017 |
+1.20% | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| 2016 |
+1.33% | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | -0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -1.0 | 0.1 |
| 2015 |
+0.92% | 1.0 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
| 2014 |
+1.37% | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 2013 |
+0.15% | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| 2012 |
+1.65% | 0.6 | 0.0 | -0.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| 2011 |
+2.95% | 0.4 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2010 |
+3.89% | 1.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| 2009 |
+1.53% | -1.1 | -1.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| 2008 |
+8.50% | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -2.0 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| 2007 |
+5.86% | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| 2006 |
+4.99% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| 2005 |
+2.20% | 0.0 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| 2004 |
+2.11% | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -1.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2003 |
+4.20% | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.8 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
| 2002 |
+5.22% | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 2001 |
+8.14% | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | -0.5 | -0.2 |
| 2000 |
+8.17% | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| 1999 |
+3.31% | 0.7 | -0.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| 1998 |
+6.57% | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.3 | -0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| 1997 |
+6.95% | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 |
| 1996 |
+4.79% | 0.8 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| 1995 |
+12.74% | 1.5 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 1994 |
-0.08% | 0.8 | -0.8 | -1.0 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| 1993 |
+7.07% | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| 1992 |
+7.19% | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.1 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 1.1 |
| 1991 |
+13.08% | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| 1990 |
+9.23% | -0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| 1989 |
+11.45% | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.8 | -0.8 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| 1988 |
+6.95% | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| 1987 |
+4.45% | 1.0 | 0.6 | -0.1 | -1.3 | -0.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.5 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 1986 |
+11.42% | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | -0.2 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| 1985 |
+14.90% | 1.4 | -0.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 1984 |
+14.23% | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -1.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 1983 |
+9.11% | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -1.1 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
ETF Returns, up to December 2007, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.