11 Biggest Fixed Income ETFs in the US

5. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV)

Assets under management: $22.21 billion;

Same as other similar Vanguard funds the BSV, next on our list of biggest fixed income ETFs in the US, comes with a very low expense ratio. It follows the Bloomberg Barclays index and trades dollar denominated, and investment-grade bonds. Vanguard Short-Term Bond portfolio contains treasuries, as well as various corporate bonds and foreign debt that has been issued in the United States. The term ‘short-term’ in the fund’s name means that they track bonds with one to five years maturity. Investing in this fund comes at a very low cost. BSV manages to keep it affordable by maintaining a strong trading volume and by thoroughly tracking the market. One of the biggest disadvantages with this ETF is that its holdings are posted on a monthly basis, which makes it much less transparent than rival funds.

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