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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +30.3% and VGT returned +39.7%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHD or VGT?

SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SCHD and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHD and 87% of VGT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

SCHD vs VGT

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Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.

SCHD and VGT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	US dividend	Information technology
Total return, 1 year	+30.3%	+39.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+10.3 pts	+19.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	95.1%	86.9%
Holdings	99	317

SCHD in plain words

SCHD is a index equity fund tracking US dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +30.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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%.

VGT in plain words

VGT is a index equity fund tracking Information technology. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +39.7% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VGT?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +30.3% and VGT returned +39.7%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHD or VGT?: SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHD and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHD and 87% of VGT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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