BSV

BSV Dividend Yield

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares · Short-Term Bond · Vanguard · ETF · monthly payer

$76.99

As of Nov 5, 2026, BSV (Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares) yields 3.75%, paying $2.89 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $76.99 price. It costs 0.03% a year and manages $71.0B. Over the last 5 years it returned 1.9% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

3.75%

Paid a Year

$2.89

Expense Ratio

0.03%

Assets

$71.0B

5-Yr Return

1.9%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about BSV

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, BSV yields 3.75% and pays about $2.89 a share a year, monthly.
BSV paid $2.8870 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 11 payments.
BSV's expense ratio is 0.03% a year, or $3.00 on $10,000.
BSV is an ETF from Vanguard with $71.0B in assets, started Apr 3, 2007.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, BSV returned 1.9% a year with distributions reinvested (-1.1% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, BSV returned 2.0% a year with distributions reinvested (-0.4% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, BSV's share price is up 0%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 53%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "BSV Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/BSV

What $10,000 in BSV became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$15,283

Payouts taken as cash

$14,370

$4,366 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, BSV's share price is up 0%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 53%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

BSV total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+1.6%	−2.4%	+12.0%
3 years	+4.7%	+0.9%	+23.3%
5 years	+1.9%	−1.1%	+12.0%
10 years	+2.0%	−0.4%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+2.3%	+0.0%	+11.1%

BSV distributions

Every payment →

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Nov 2, 2026	—	$0.2740	+8.3%
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.2680	+3.1%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.2660	+2.7%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.2610	+4.0%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.2670	+3.5%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.2590	—
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.2670	—
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.2420	—
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.2660	—
Dec 18, 2025	—	$0.2670	—
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.25	—
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.2650	—

Compare BSV

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BSV questions

What is BSV's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, BSV yields 3.75%. Over the last 12 months it paid $2.8870 a share in 11 payments, against a $76.99 share price.

How often does BSV pay dividends?

BSV pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of BSV pay?

At about $2.8870 a share a year, 100 shares of BSV pay about $288.70 a year, $24.06 each month, before tax.

What is BSV's expense ratio?

BSV's expense ratio is 0.03% a year: $3.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is BSV's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, BSV returned 1.9% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -1.1% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does BSV have NAV erosion?

Since Dec 2007, BSV's share price is up 0%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 53%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Short-Term Bond
Started: Apr 3, 2007
Expense ratio: 0.03%
Assets: $71.0B
Dividend yield: 3.75%
Paid in the last year: $2.8870 (11 payments)
Last payment: $0.2740 · ex Nov 2, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.40

Income Calculator

At $2.89 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$24.06

Annual$288.70

Monthly avg$24.06

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BSV total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting BSV dividend calculator100 shares pay $288.70 a year, $24.06 each month

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.