Which returned more over the last year, SCHG or VGSH?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +12.7% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so SCHG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHG or VGSH?

SCHG charges 0.04% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH 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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SCHG vs VGSH: how they differ

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

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHG and VGSH 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 SCHG	Only in VGSH
NVIDIA Corp 11.02%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
Apple Inc 9.84%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
Microsoft Corp 7.18%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
Amazon.com Inc 5.68%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
Alphabet Inc 4.76%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
Broadcom Inc 4.55%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
Tesla Inc 3.92%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
Alphabet Inc 3.78%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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.

SCHG and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Large-Cap Growth	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+12.7%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.8 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Holdings	193	91

SCHG in plain words

SCHG is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHG or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +12.7% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so SCHG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHG or VGSH?: SCHG charges 0.04% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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