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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHF returned +25.4% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHF or VTIP?

SCHF charges 0.03% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, 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 VTIP: how they differ

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

Schwab International Equity ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHF and VTIP 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 VTIP
SK hynix Inc 2.83%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.44%
ASML Holding NV 2.12%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.38%
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.09%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.36%
Novartis AG 0.98%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.19%
AstraZeneca PLC 0.94%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 5.02%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.91%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.88%
Nestle SA 0.88%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.87%
Shell PLC 0.81%	United States Treasury Inflation Indexed 4.79%

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 VTIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF	VTIP Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	International Equity	Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities
Total return, 1 year	+25.4%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+8.0 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	1476	25

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%.

VTIP in plain words

VTIP is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHF or VTIP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHF returned +25.4% and VTIP returned +1.7%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHF or VTIP?: SCHF charges 0.03% a year and VTIP charges 0.03%, so SCHF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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