Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VCLT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHD or VCLT?

SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT 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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SCHD vs VCLT: how they differ

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

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHD and VCLT 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 SCHD	Only in VCLT
QUALCOMM Inc 6.75%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
Texas Instruments Inc 5.92%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
Merck & Co Inc 3.87%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
Chevron Corp 3.84%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
Verizon Communications Inc 3.66%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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 May 31, 2026.

SCHD and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	US dividend	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+27.6%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+10.1 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.03%
Holdings	99	2775

SCHD in plain words

SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% 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. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHD or VCLT?: SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so VCLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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