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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 VGT: how they differ

SCHX and VGT hold 37% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHX and VGT hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SCHX and VGT both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSCHXVGT
NVIDIA Corp7.51%16.85%
Apple Inc6.71%14.59%
Microsoft Corp4.89%9.47%
Broadcom Inc3.10%4.21%
Micron Technology Inc1.60%4.21%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc1.23%3.21%
Intel Corp0.79%2.03%
Cisco Systems Inc0.70%1.85%
Lam Research Corp0.58%1.56%
Oracle Corp0.56%1.46%
Palantir Technologies Inc0.52%1.35%
Applied Materials Inc0.52%1.40%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SCHXOnly in VGT
Amazon.com Inc 3.87%Sandisk Corp/DE 0.98%
Alphabet Inc 3.24%Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.81%
Alphabet Inc 2.58%Accenture PLC 0.47%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.02%NXP Semiconductors NV 0.38%
Tesla Inc 1.79%Flex Ltd 0.31%
Eli Lilly & Co 1.28%TE Connectivity PLC 0.28%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.27%Lumentum Holdings Inc 0.28%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.18%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.22%

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 VGT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHX
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
VGT
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabVanguard
What it isU.S. Large-CapInformation technology
Total return, 1 year+16.8%+35.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.7 pts+17.9 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.09%
Already in the S&P 50094.9%86.9%
Holdings748317

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%.

VGT in plain words

VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% 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, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHX or VGT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHX returned +16.8% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHX or VGT?
SCHX charges 0.03% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHX and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHX and 87% of VGT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 37% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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