Allocation of bond funds in taxable account

[theM6]

If given only BSV (Vanguard Short Term Bond ETF) and BCSH (Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF) as options for bonds, what percentage would you allocate of each?

[badbreath]

that really depends on what your asset allocation is

[theM6]

I meant, how would you allocate these too funds/ETF's in the bond portion of your portfolio if these were the only bond options you had.

[aristotelian]

100% VCSH, assuming Treasuries or total bond market are held elsewhere in the portfolio.

[theM6]

100% VCSH, assuming Treasuries or total bond market are held elsewhere in the portfolio.

No treasuries or total bond market elsewhere. VCSH and BSV are the only tow options.

[aristotelian]

100% VCSH, assuming Treasuries or total bond market are held elsewhere in the portfolio.

No treasuries or total bond market elsewhere. VCSH and BSV are the only tow options.

In that case, I would want more details as to the rest of your portfolio and your goals in choosing between these two. Exclusively short term would be an odd choice for your entire bond allocation.

[theM6]

100% VCSH, assuming Treasuries or total bond market are held elsewhere in the portfolio.

No treasuries or total bond market elsewhere. VCSH and BSV are the only tow options.

In that case, I would want more details as to the rest of your portfolio and your goals in choosing between these two. Exclusively short term would be an odd choice for your entire bond allocation.

Suppose this is not a real scenario, but just a comparison between the two funds and these are the only only two funds available to you. Is BSV just enough as it also contains some corporate bonds.

[aristotelian]

Suppose this is not a real scenario, but just a comparison between the two funds and these are the only only two funds available to you. Is BSV just enough as it also contains some corporate bonds.

Gun to my head, I would go for the higher yield of VCSH. I have it as my short term bond fund/backup emergency fund, although I am transitioning to I-Bonds.