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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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SCHX vs VDE: how they differ

SCHX and VDE hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and VDE returned more over the year.

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF and Vanguard Energy Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHX and VDE hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SCHX and VDE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSCHXVDE
Exxon Mobil Corp0.89%21.37%
Chevron Corp0.50%14.53%
ConocoPhillips0.20%5.79%
Williams Cos Inc/The0.13%3.65%
SLB Ltd0.12%3.49%
Valero Energy Corp0.11%3.19%
Marathon Petroleum Corp0.11%3.29%
EOG Resources Inc0.11%3.06%
Phillips 660.10%2.98%
Baker Hughes a GE Co LLC0.09%2.65%
Kinder Morgan Inc0.09%2.61%
Targa Resources Corp0.08%2.31%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SCHXOnly in VDE
NVIDIA Corp 7.51%TechnipFMC PLC 1.23%
Apple Inc 6.71%Viper Energy Inc 0.40%
Microsoft Corp 4.89%Chord Energy Corp 0.36%
Amazon.com Inc 3.87%Antero Midstream Corp 0.34%
Alphabet Inc 3.24%Weatherford International PLC 0.34%
Broadcom Inc 3.10%NOV Inc 0.34%
Alphabet Inc 2.58%SM Energy Co 0.33%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.02%Kodiak Gas Services Inc 0.32%

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.

SCHX and VDE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHX
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
VDE
Vanguard Energy Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabVanguard
What it isU.S. Large-CapEnergy
Total return, 1 year+16.8%+50.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.7 pts+33.1 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.09%
Already in the S&P 50094.9%81.6%
Holdings748105

SCHX in plain words

SCHX is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.8% 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. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 748 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.

VDE in plain words

VDE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.6% 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, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 64.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHX or VDE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHX returned +16.8% and VDE returned +50.6%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHX or VDE?
SCHX charges 0.03% a year and VDE charges 0.09%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHX and VDE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHX and 82% of VDE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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SCHX against VDE, 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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