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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 VEU: how they differ

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

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF and Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHX and VEU hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SCHX and VEU both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSCHXVEU
Amrize Ltd0.04%0.07%
RB Global Inc0.03%0.05%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SCHXOnly in VEU
NVIDIA Corp 7.51%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83%
Apple Inc 6.71%ASML Holding NV 1.45%
Microsoft Corp 4.89%SK hynix Inc 1.24%
Amazon.com Inc 3.87%Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.97%
Alphabet Inc 3.24%HSBC Holdings PLC 0.81%
Broadcom Inc 3.10%Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.76%
Alphabet Inc 2.58%AstraZeneca PLC 0.73%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.02%Novartis AG 0.73%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

SCHX and VEU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHX
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
VEU
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabVanguard
What it isU.S. Large-CapFTSE All-World ex-US
Total return, 1 year+16.8%+22.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.7 pts+5.4 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.04%
Already in the S&P 50094.9%0.0%
Holdings7483860

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%.

VEU in plain words

VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHX or VEU?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHX returned +16.8% and VEU returned +22.9%, so VEU returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHX or VEU?
SCHX charges 0.03% a year and VEU charges 0.04%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHX and VEU overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHX and 0% of VEU 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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SCHX against VEU, 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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