Compare ETFs
Fees, size, distributions, currency exposure and holdings overlap for two to four funds, side by side.
Side by side
| Measure | FTCBFirst Trust Core Investment Grade ETF | BSVVanguard Short-Term Bond ETF |
|---|---|---|
| Market | USNYSE Arca | USNYSE Arca |
| Issuer | First Trust | Vanguard |
| Asset class | Fixed income · US | Fixed income · US |
| Expense ratio | 0.56%Expense ratio, filed 28 Nov 2025 | 0.03%Expense ratio, filed 28 Apr 2026 |
| Net assets | $2.5BAs of 31 Jul 2026 | $69.8BAs of 30 Jun 2026 |
| Holdings | 796As of 31 Jul 2026 | 3,186As of 30 Jun 2026 |
| 12-month distribution yield | 5.59% | 4.11% |
| Distributions | Monthly$1.1160 in 12 months | Monthly$3.1460 in 12 months |
| Last price | $19.9820 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC | $76.5320 Oct 2026, 20:00 UTC |
Holdings overlap
Weighted overlap is the sum, over the securities both funds hold, of the smaller of the two weights. 0% means no shared holdings; 100% means identical portfolios.
| Fund | FTCB | BSV |
|---|---|---|
| FTCB | Same fund | 0.5%at least |
| BSV | 0.5%at least | Same fund |
FTCB and BSV
- Weighted overlap
- 0.5%
- Holdings in common
- 9
- FTCB holdings also in BSV
- 1.3% by count
- BSV holdings also in FTCB
- 0.5% by count
| Holding | Weight in FTCB | Weight in BSV | Overlap | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBTT 3.875 05/15/29 US91282CQR50 | 0.39% | 0.24% | 0.24% | ISIN |
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBTT 3.5 03/15/29 US91282CQE48 | 0.19% | 0.37% | 0.19% | ISIN |
| AMCOR FLEXIBLES NORTH AMERICA INCAMCR 5.1 03/17/30 US02344AAG31 | 0.08% | 0.03% | 0.03% | ISIN |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC (THE)GS V4.516 01/21/32 US38145GAR11 | 0.10% | 0.02% | 0.02% | ISIN |
| SALESFORCE INCCRM 4.9 09/15/31 US79466LAS34 | 0.10% | 0.02% | 0.02% | ISIN |
| IQVIA INCIQV 5.7 05/15/28 US46266TAC27 | 0.12% | 0.01% | 0.01% | ISIN |
| ZIONS BANCORP NAZION V4.704 08/18/28 US98971DAD21 | 0.14% | 0.01% | 0.01% | ISIN |
| JACOBS SOLUTIONS INCJ 4.75 03/03/31 US46982LAA61 | 0.19% | <0.01% | <0.01% | ISIN |
| UNIVERSAL HEALTH SERVICES INCUHS 2.65 10/15/30 US913903AW04 | 0.17% | <0.01% | <0.01% | ISIN |
How overlap is measured
Each fund's latest public Form N-PORT report lists its positions with the percent of net assets each one makes up. For every security both funds hold, the smaller of its two weights is counted, and those are added up. If fund A holds a stock at 6% and fund B at 4%, that stock adds 4 percentage points.
Securities are matched by ISIN first, then by CUSIP (a US or Canadian ISIN contains the CUSIP), and only as a last resort by issuer name, for non-debt holdings where one fund gives no identifier. Repeated lines of the same security in one fund are added together, and each security is matched once.
Cash funds, repurchase agreements, derivative contracts and short positions are left out because their reported value is not comparable exposure. For funds with more than 2,000 positions only the largest 2,000 are stored, so the result is a lower bound and the possible extra is shown. Reports can be for different month ends, and funds trade between reports.
The count-based shares show how many of one fund's holdings the other also holds, which can be high even when overlap by weight is low. Read more in where the ETF data comes from.
Currency exposure
| Currency | FTCB | BSV |
|---|---|---|
| US dollar (USD) | 104.2% | 98.9% |