Which returned more over the last year, SCHH or VGLT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHH returned +9.8% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so SCHH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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SCHH vs VGLT: how they differ

SCHH is an equity index fund and VGLT a bond index fund, and over the year SCHH returned more, +9.8% against −5.4%.

Schwab U.S. REIT ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

SCHH and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHH Schwab U.S. REIT ETF	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	US REIT	Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+9.8%	−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−7.7 pts	−22.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	not published
Holdings	117	not filed

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.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHH or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHH returned +9.8% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so SCHH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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