BSV’s worst drop since 2007 was 9%
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) fell 9% from Aug 2021 to Oct 2022. It took 3.0 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jul 2024. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 193rd of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2007 to now
How BSV held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | BSV | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −7.0% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −4.6% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −7.3% | −24.5% |
Each number is the deepest fall from a high inside that window, using daily prices with dividends reinvested.
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What was BSV’s maximum drawdown?
BSV’s deepest fall since 2007 was 8.5%, from its high on August 3, 2021 to its low on October 20, 2022. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did BSV take to recover?
3.0 years. BSV first closed above its Aug 2021 high again on July 26, 2024.
Was BSV riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, BSV’s worst drop was 8.5% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −7.8% against −47.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, April 11, 2007 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.