Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHD vs VHT: how they differ
SCHD and VHT hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and SCHD returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHD and VHT hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCHD | VHT |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 5.10% | 5.46% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 3.87% | 4.67% |
| Amgen Inc | 3.48% | 2.87% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 2.97% | 2.36% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 2.94% | 1.84% |
| Only in SCHD | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 6.75% | Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 5.92% | Johnson & Johnson 8.48% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96% | AbbVie Inc 6.10% |
| Chevron Corp 3.84% | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 3.66% | Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55% | Intuitive Surgical Inc 2.39% |
| ConocoPhillips 3.52% | Pfizer Inc 2.36% |
| PepsiCo Inc 3.45% | Danaher Corp 1.84% |
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 Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | US dividend | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | +27.6% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +10.1 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.1% | 85.6% |
| Holdings | 99 | 401 |
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.
VHT in plain words
VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VHT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and VHT returned +21.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHD or VHT?
- SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHD and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHD and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 16% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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