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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +12.7% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so SCHG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHG or VTEB?

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

SCHG and VTEB 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 Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHG and VTEB 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 VTEB
NVIDIA Corp 11.02%	University of California 0.12%
Apple Inc 9.84%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
Microsoft Corp 7.18%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Amazon.com Inc 5.68%	State of California 0.11%
Alphabet Inc 4.76%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
Broadcom Inc 4.55%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Tesla Inc 3.92%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Alphabet Inc 3.78%	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

SCHG and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	U.S. Large-Cap Growth	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+12.7%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.8 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.03%
Holdings	193	10185

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%.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% 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. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHG or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +12.7% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so SCHG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHG or VTEB?: SCHG charges 0.04% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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