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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHH returned +9.8% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so SCHH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHH or VGSH?

SCHH charges 0.07% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH 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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SCHH vs VGSH: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHH and VGSH 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 SCHH	Only in VGSH
Welltower Inc 9.64%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
Prologis Inc 8.97%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
Equinix Inc 4.89%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
Simon Property Group Inc 4.48%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.36%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
American Tower Corp 4.35%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
Realty Income Corp 4.00%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
Public Storage 3.41%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 May 31, 2026.

SCHH and VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHH Schwab U.S. REIT ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	US REIT	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+9.8%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−7.7 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.03%
Holdings	117	91

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.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHH or VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHH returned +9.8% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so SCHH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHH or VGSH?: SCHH charges 0.07% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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