Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
GOVT vs SCHG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GOVT returned −1.5% to SCHG's +6.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $42.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF, and $63.0bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF.
Pair scorecard
SCHG costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.3 points.
| Measure | GOVT | SCHG |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −1.5% | +6.8% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 8.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020 | 3.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026 |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | ICE U.S. Treasury Core Bond Index | Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.04% |
| Net assets, GOVT as of Oct 27, 2026 and SCHG as of Aug 31, 2026 | $42.8bn | $63.0bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 95% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 51.0% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, GOVT and SCHG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
GOVT and SCHG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
GOVT
GOVT tracks an index of U.S. Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 8.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.
SCHG
SCHG tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 192 positions, with the top ten at 51.0%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, GOVT or SCHG?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GOVT returned −1.5% and SCHG +6.8%.
- Which is cheaper, GOVT or SCHG?
- SCHG is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 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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