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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 VOX: how they differ

SCHX and VOX hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and SCHX returned more over the year.

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHX and VOX hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SCHX and VOX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSCHXVOX
Alphabet Inc3.24%16.14%
Alphabet Inc2.58%10.61%
Meta Platforms Inc2.02%21.12%
Netflix Inc0.53%4.77%
Verizon Communications Inc0.29%4.17%
Walt Disney Co/The0.26%3.96%
AT&T Inc0.25%3.69%
Comcast Corp0.13%2.36%
T-Mobile US Inc0.13%2.50%
Warner Bros Discovery Inc0.10%2.74%
Electronic Arts Inc0.07%2.00%
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc0.06%2.09%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SCHXOnly in VOX
NVIDIA Corp 7.51%EchoStar Corp 1.09%
Apple Inc 6.71%New York Times Co/The 0.70%
Microsoft Corp 4.89%Lumen Technologies Inc 0.65%
Amazon.com Inc 3.87%Fox Corp 0.53%
Broadcom Inc 3.10%Versant Media Group Inc 0.37%
Tesla Inc 1.79%Madison Square Garden Sports Corp 0.35%
Micron Technology Inc 1.60%Nexstar Media Group Inc 0.31%
Eli Lilly & Co 1.28%Iridium Communications Inc 0.29%

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 VOX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHX
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
VOX
Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabVanguard
What it isU.S. Large-CapCommunication Services
Total return, 1 year+16.8%+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.7 pts−14.6 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.09%
Already in the S&P 50094.9%84.5%
Holdings748114

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%.

VOX in plain words

VOX is an index equity fund tracking the Communication Services. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 114 positions, with the top ten at 72.1%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHX or VOX?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHX returned +16.8% and VOX returned +2.9%, so SCHX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHX or VOX?
SCHX charges 0.03% a year and VOX charges 0.09%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHX and VOX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHX and 84% of VOX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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