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

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MOAT vs SCHB: how they differ

MOAT and SCHB are both equity index funds, and over the year SCHB returned more, +17.2% against +11.3%.

VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.

MOAT and SCHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
SCHB
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanEckSchwab
What it isMorningstar Wide MoatUS broad market, book from ITOT
Total return, 1 year+11.3%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−6.2 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.46%not published
Holdings55not filed

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

SCHB in plain words

SCHB is an index equity fund tracking the US broad market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or SCHB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and SCHB returned +17.2%, so SCHB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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MOAT against SCHB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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