Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHG vs VXF: how they differ
SCHG and VXF hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and VXF returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHG and VXF hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCHG | VXF |
|---|---|---|
| Snowflake Inc | 0.31% | 1.03% |
| Cloudflare Inc | 0.27% | 0.92% |
| Rocket Lab Corp | 0.24% | 0.61% |
| Strategy Inc | 0.17% | 0.34% |
| Astera Labs Inc | 0.16% | 0.76% |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.14% | 0.47% |
| HEICO Corp | 0.12% | 0.18% |
| Natera Inc | 0.11% | 0.46% |
| Curtiss-Wright Corp | 0.10% | 0.33% |
| MongoDB Inc | 0.10% | 0.32% |
| Zoom Communications Inc | 0.09% | 0.27% |
| Carpenter Technology Corp | 0.08% | 0.36% |
| Only in SCHG | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 11.02% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| Apple Inc 9.84% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| Microsoft Corp 7.18% | Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59% |
| Amazon.com Inc 5.68% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.76% | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.52% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.55% | REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.44% |
| Tesla Inc 3.92% | ROBLOX Corp 0.43% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.78% | Twilio Inc 0.37% |
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 | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Large-Cap Growth | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.7% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −4.8 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.4% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 193 | 3365 |
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%.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHG or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +12.7% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VXF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHG or VXF?
- SCHG charges 0.04% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHG and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHG and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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