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

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SCHP vs VCSH: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHP and VCSH 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 SCHPOnly in VCSH
United States Treasury 4.09%United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.85%
United States Treasury 4.03%Bank of America Corp 0.24%
United States Treasury 4.02%AbbVie Inc 0.21%
United States Treasury 3.79%CVS Health Corp 0.21%
United States Treasury 3.62%T-Mobile USA Inc 0.20%
United States Treasury 3.42%Boeing Co/The 0.20%
United States Treasury 3.39%Wells Fargo & Co 0.18%
United States Treasury 3.38%JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.18%

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 VCSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHP
Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
VCSH
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabVanguard
What it isUS TIPSShort-Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year−0.8%+1.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.4 pts−15.9 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Holdings482999

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.

VCSH in plain words

VCSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHP or VCSH?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHP returned −0.8% and VCSH returned +1.6%, so VCSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHP or VCSH?
SCHP charges 0.03% a year and VCSH charges 0.03%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SCHP against VCSH, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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