Which returned more over the last year, HYG or SCHP?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and SCHP returned −0.8%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or SCHP?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and SCHP charges 0.03%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HYG vs SCHP: how they differ

HYG and SCHP hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and HYG returned more over the year.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and SCHP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HYG	Only in SCHP
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	United States Treasury 4.09%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	United States Treasury 4.03%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	United States Treasury 4.02%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	United States Treasury 3.79%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	United States Treasury 3.62%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	United States Treasury 3.42%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	United States Treasury 3.39%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	United States Treasury 3.38%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

HYG and SCHP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	US high yield bonds	US TIPS
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−18.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.03%
Holdings	1326	48

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. 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 0.49% a year.

SCHP in plain words

SCHP is a bond fund tracking the US TIPS. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or SCHP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and SCHP returned −0.8%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or SCHP?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and SCHP charges 0.03%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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