Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHH vs VO: how they differ
SCHH and VO hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and VO returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. REIT ETF and Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHH and VO hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCHH | VO |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Property Group Inc | 4.48% | 0.67% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc | 4.36% | 0.61% |
| Realty Income Corp | 4.00% | 0.56% |
| Public Storage | 3.41% | 0.49% |
| Ventas Inc | 2.85% | 0.42% |
| Iron Mountain Inc | 2.69% | 0.35% |
| Crown Castle Inc | 2.83% | 0.32% |
| Extra Space Storage Inc | 2.18% | 0.30% |
| VICI Properties Inc | 2.19% | 0.26% |
| AvalonBay Communities Inc | 1.84% | 0.26% |
| Equity Residential | 1.60% | 0.25% |
| SBA Communications Corp | 1.54% | 0.18% |
| Only in SCHH | Only in VO |
|---|---|
| Welltower Inc 9.64% | Vertiv Holdings Co 1.23% |
| Prologis Inc 8.97% | Western Digital Corp 1.07% |
| Equinix Inc 4.89% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05% |
| American Tower Corp 4.35% | Quanta Services Inc 1.05% |
| Weyerhaeuser Co 1.25% | Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04% |
| Essex Property Trust Inc 1.25% | Cummins Inc 0.95% |
| Invitation Homes Inc 1.17% | Datadog Inc 0.84% |
| WP Carey Inc 1.16% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.79% |
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 Schwab U.S. REIT ETF | VO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | US REIT | Mid-Cap |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.8% | +12.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.7 pts | −5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 74.0% | 91.4% |
| Holdings | 117 | 282 |
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.
VO in plain words
VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% 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, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHH or VO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHH returned +9.8% and VO returned +12.0%, so VO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHH or VO?
- SCHH charges 0.07% a year and VO charges 0.03%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHH and VO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 74% of SCHH and 91% of VO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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