Which returned more over the last year, SCHF or VBIL?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHF returned +25.4% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHF or VBIL?

SCHF charges 0.03% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so SCHF 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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SCHF vs VBIL: how they differ

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

Schwab International Equity ETF and Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHF and VBIL 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 SCHF	Only in VBIL
SK hynix Inc 2.83%	United States Treasury Bill 6.78%
ASML Holding NV 2.12%	United States Treasury Bill 6.10%
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.09%	United States Treasury Bill 5.61%
Novartis AG 0.98%	United States Treasury Bill 5.41%
AstraZeneca PLC 0.94%	United States Treasury Bill 5.18%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.91%	United States Treasury Bill 5.17%
Nestle SA 0.88%	United States Treasury Bill 5.15%
Shell PLC 0.81%	United States Treasury Bill 5.13%

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.

SCHF and VBIL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF	VBIL Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	International Equity	0-3 Month Treasury Bill
Total return, 1 year	+25.4%	+3.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+8.0 pts	−13.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.06%
Holdings	1476	26

SCHF in plain words

SCHF is an index equity fund tracking the International Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +25.4% 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. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1476 positions, with the top ten at 14.9%.

VBIL in plain words

VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHF or VBIL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHF returned +25.4% and VBIL returned +3.8%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHF or VBIL?: SCHF charges 0.03% a year and VBIL charges 0.06%, so SCHF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SCHF against VBIL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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