Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHG vs VO: how they differ
SCHG and VO hold 11% of their weight in the same names, and SCHG returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF and Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHG and VO hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCHG | VO |
|---|---|---|
| Vertiv Holdings Co | 0.42% | 1.23% |
| Quanta Services Inc | 0.37% | 1.05% |
| Constellation Energy Corp | 0.31% | 0.78% |
| Snowflake Inc | 0.31% | 0.41% |
| Fortinet Inc | 0.30% | 0.46% |
| Datadog Inc | 0.28% | 0.84% |
| Cloudflare Inc | 0.27% | 0.76% |
| Monolithic Power Systems Inc | 0.27% | 0.63% |
| Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc | 0.27% | 0.36% |
| Robinhood Markets Inc | 0.26% | 0.77% |
| Phillips 66 | 0.25% | 0.66% |
| TransDigm Group Inc | 0.25% | 0.72% |
| Only in SCHG | Only in VO |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 11.02% | Western Digital Corp 1.07% |
| Apple Inc 9.84% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05% |
| Microsoft Corp 7.18% | Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04% |
| Amazon.com Inc 5.68% | Cummins Inc 0.95% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.76% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.79% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.55% | Valero Energy Corp 0.75% |
| Tesla Inc 3.92% | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 0.74% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.78% | Teradyne Inc 0.73% |
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.
| SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF | VO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Large-Cap Growth | Mid-Cap |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.7% | +12.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −4.8 pts | −5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.4% | 91.4% |
| Holdings | 193 | 282 |
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%.
VO in plain words
VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% 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 Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHG or VO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +12.7% and VO returned +12.0%, so SCHG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHG or VO?
- SCHG charges 0.04% a year and VO charges 0.03%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHG and VO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHG and 91% of VO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 11% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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