Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHH vs VHT: how they differ
SCHH and VHT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. REIT ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHH and VHT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SCHH | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| Welltower Inc 9.64% | Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% |
| Prologis Inc 8.97% | Johnson & Johnson 8.48% |
| Equinix Inc 4.89% | AbbVie Inc 6.10% |
| Simon Property Group Inc 4.48% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.36% | Merck & Co Inc 4.67% |
| American Tower Corp 4.35% | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% |
| Realty Income Corp 4.00% | Amgen Inc 2.87% |
| Public Storage 3.41% | Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64% |
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 Schwab U.S. REIT ETF | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | US REIT | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.8% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.7 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 74.0% | 85.6% |
| Holdings | 117 | 401 |
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.
VHT in plain words
VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHH or VHT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHH returned +9.8% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHH or VHT?
- SCHH charges 0.07% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so SCHH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHH and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 74% of SCHH and 86% of VHT 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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