Which returned more over the last year, BSV or SCHG?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so SCHG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or SCHG?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and SCHG charges 0.04%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BSV vs SCHG: how they differ

BSV and SCHG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SCHG returned more over the year.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and SCHG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BSV	Only in SCHG
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	NVIDIA Corp 11.02%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	Apple Inc 9.84%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	Microsoft Corp 7.18%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	Amazon.com Inc 5.68%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	Alphabet Inc 4.76%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	Broadcom Inc 4.55%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	Tesla Inc 3.92%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	Alphabet Inc 3.78%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

BSV and SCHG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Schwab
What it is	Short-Term Bond	U.S. Large-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	+12.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	−4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.04%
Holdings	3185	193

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

SCHG in plain words

SCHG is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BSV or SCHG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so SCHG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or SCHG?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and SCHG charges 0.04%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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