Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHX vs VHT: how they differ
SCHX and VHT hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHX and VHT hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCHX | VHT |
|---|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co | 1.28% | 14.07% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.80% | 8.48% |
| AbbVie Inc | 0.56% | 6.10% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 0.51% | 5.46% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 0.43% | 4.67% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | 0.27% | 2.93% |
| Amgen Inc | 0.27% | 2.87% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 0.24% | 2.64% |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc | 0.22% | 2.39% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 0.22% | 2.36% |
| Pfizer Inc | 0.22% | 2.36% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 0.17% | 1.84% |
| Only in SCHX | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 7.51% | Medtronic PLC 1.50% |
| Apple Inc 6.71% | REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 0.40% |
| Microsoft Corp 4.89% | STERIS PLC 0.33% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.87% | Guardant Health Inc 0.23% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.24% | Jazz Pharmaceuticals PLC 0.20% |
| Broadcom Inc 3.10% | Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc 0.19% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.58% | Roivant Sciences Ltd 0.18% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.02% | Ensign Group Inc/The 0.15% |
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 Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | U.S. Large-Cap | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.8% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.7 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.9% | 85.6% |
| Holdings | 748 | 401 |
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%.
VHT in plain words
VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% 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, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHX or VHT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHX returned +16.8% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHX or VHT?
- SCHX charges 0.03% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHX and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHX and 86% of VHT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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