Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
BND vs SCHH: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BND returned −1.3% to SCHH's +8.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $161.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF, and $11.2bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. REIT ETF.
Pair scorecard
BND costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.0 points.
| Measure | BND | SCHH |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.3% | +8.7% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 3.5%, high on Aug 6, 2020 | 8.5%, high on Jul 24, 2026 |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index | US REIT |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.07% |
| Net assets, BND as of Sep 30, 2026 and SCHH as of Aug 31, 2026 | $161.4bn | $11.2bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 74% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 51.6% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, BND and SCHH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
BND and SCHH on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BND
BND tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, measured by the closely related Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.5% below its high of Aug 6, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.
SCHH
SCHH tracks an index of US REIT. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +8.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 74% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 117 positions, with the top ten at 51.6%. It sat 8.5% below its high of Jul 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BND or SCHH?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BND returned −1.3% and SCHH +8.7%.
- Which is cheaper, BND or SCHH?
- BND is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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