Which returned more over the last year, SCHP or VCLT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHP returned −0.8% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so SCHP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHP or VCLT?

SCHP charges 0.03% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so SCHP 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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SCHP vs VCLT: how they differ

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

Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHP and VCLT 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 SCHP	Only in VCLT
United States Treasury 4.09%	Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch 0.38%
United States Treasury 4.03%	CVS Health Corp 0.34%
United States Treasury 4.02%	Meta Platforms Inc 0.29%
United States Treasury 3.79%	Boeing Co/The 0.27%
United States Treasury 3.62%	Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd 0.27%
United States Treasury 3.42%	Amazon.com Inc 0.26%
United States Treasury 3.39%	Oracle Corp 0.24%
United States Treasury 3.38%	AT&T Inc 0.24%

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.

SCHP and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF	VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	US TIPS	Long-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	−4.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.4 pts	−22.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Holdings	48	2775

SCHP in plain words

SCHP is a bond fund tracking the US TIPS. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% 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.

VCLT in plain words

VCLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 18.1% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHP or VCLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHP returned −0.8% and VCLT returned −4.8%, so SCHP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHP or VCLT?: SCHP charges 0.03% a year and VCLT charges 0.03%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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