ESGV vs SCHX: Differences, Returns & Fees
ESGV and SCHX hold 81% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $13.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF, and $72.6bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.
SCHX costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; SCHX is 5.4 times larger.
| ESGV | SCHX | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of May 31, 2026 | $13.3bn | $72.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.7% | +16.6% |
| What it tracks | FTSE US All Cap Choice Index | Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index |
| Holdings in common | 81% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 41.3% | 37.3% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ESGV and SCHX hold 81% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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81% in common
On the same fields
ESGV and SCHX on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About ESGV
ESGV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,227 positions, with the top ten at 41.3%.
About SCHX
SCHX tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 748 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ESGV or SCHX?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGV returned +16.7% and SCHX +16.6%.
- Which is cheaper, ESGV or SCHX?
- SCHX is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 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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