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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHD or VUSB?

SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so SCHD 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 VUSB: how they differ

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

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHD and VUSB 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 VUSB
QUALCOMM Inc 6.75%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
Texas Instruments Inc 5.92%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
Merck & Co Inc 3.87%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
Chevron Corp 3.84%	US Bancorp 0.51%
Verizon Communications Inc 3.66%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55%	Truist Bank 0.45%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

SCHD and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	US dividend	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	+27.6%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+10.1 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.10%
Holdings	99	1281

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.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHD or VUSB?: SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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