Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHG vs VHT: how they differ
SCHG and VHT hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHG and VHT hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCHG | VHT |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co | 3.06% | 14.07% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 1.20% | 5.46% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 0.65% | 2.93% |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc | 0.53% | 2.39% |
| Danaher Corp | 0.40% | 1.84% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.40% | 1.80% |
| McKesson Corp | 0.32% | 1.45% |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.22% | 1.01% |
| IDEXX Laboratories Inc | 0.16% | 0.71% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.14% | 0.63% |
| Waters Corp | 0.13% | 0.60% |
| Humana Inc | 0.13% | 0.58% |
| Only in SCHG | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 11.02% | Johnson & Johnson 8.48% |
| Apple Inc 9.84% | AbbVie Inc 6.10% |
| Microsoft Corp 7.18% | Merck & Co Inc 4.67% |
| Amazon.com Inc 5.68% | Amgen Inc 2.87% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.76% | Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.55% | Abbott Laboratories 2.36% |
| Tesla Inc 3.92% | Pfizer Inc 2.36% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.78% | Bristol-Myers Squibb Co 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.
| SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Large-Cap Growth | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.7% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −4.8 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.4% | 85.6% |
| Holdings | 193 | 401 |
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%.
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, SCHG or VHT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +12.7% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHG or VHT?
- SCHG charges 0.04% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHG and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHG and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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