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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHD or VGIT?

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

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

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHD and VGIT 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 VGIT
QUALCOMM Inc 6.75%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.97%
Texas Instruments Inc 5.92%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.94%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
Merck & Co Inc 3.87%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
Chevron Corp 3.84%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
Verizon Communications Inc 3.66%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.87%

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 VGIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	US dividend	Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+27.6%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+10.1 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.03%
Holdings	99	103

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.

VGIT in plain words

VGIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% 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 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VGIT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHD or VGIT?: SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VGIT charges 0.03%, so VGIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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