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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SCHH vs VEA: how they differ

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

Schwab U.S. REIT ETF and Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHH and VEA 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 SCHHOnly in VEA
Welltower Inc 9.64%ASML Holding NV 2.37%
Prologis Inc 8.97%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56%
Equinix Inc 4.89%SK hynix Inc 1.40%
Simon Property Group Inc 4.48%HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01%
Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.36%Novartis AG 0.91%
American Tower Corp 4.35%Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%
Realty Income Corp 4.00%AstraZeneca PLC 0.87%
Public Storage 3.41%Nestle SA 0.82%

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.

SCHH and VEA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHH
Schwab U.S. REIT ETF
VEA
Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabVanguard
What it isUS REITDeveloped markets ex US
Total return, 1 year+9.8%+24.5%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−7.7 pts+7.0 pts
Expense ratio0.07%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50074.0%0.0%
Holdings1173870

SCHH in plain words

SCHH is an index equity fund tracking the US REIT. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 74% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 117 positions, with the top ten at 49.8%. It sat 6.7% below its high of Jul 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VEA in plain words

VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% 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, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHH or VEA?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHH returned +9.8% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHH or VEA?
SCHH charges 0.07% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHH and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 74% of SCHH and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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