Which returned more over the last year, LQD or SCHH?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and SCHH returned +9.8%, so SCHH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, LQD or SCHH?

LQD charges 0.14% a year and SCHH charges 0.07%, so SCHH 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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LQD vs SCHH: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Schwab U.S. REIT ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and SCHH 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 LQD	Only in SCHH
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.88%	Welltower Inc 9.64%
ANHEUSER-BUSCH COMPANIES LLC 0.12%	Prologis Inc 8.97%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.11%	Equinix Inc 4.89%
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING L 144A 0.10%	Simon Property Group Inc 4.48%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%	Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.36%
BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLC 0.08%	American Tower Corp 4.35%
MORGAN STANLEY (FXD-FRN) MTN 0.08%	Realty Income Corp 4.00%
CITIGROUP INC (FX-FRN) 0.07%	Public Storage 3.41%

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 and Sep 10, 2026.

LQD and SCHH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	SCHH Schwab U.S. REIT ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	US investment grade bonds	US REIT
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+9.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−7.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.07%
Holdings	3149	117

LQD in plain words

LQD is a bond fund tracking the US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 6.4% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

SCHH in plain words

SCHH is an index equity fund tracking the US REIT. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 74% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 117 positions, with the top ten at 49.8%. It sat 6.7% below its high of Jul 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or SCHH?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −2.7% and SCHH returned +9.8%, so SCHH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, LQD or SCHH?: LQD charges 0.14% a year and SCHH charges 0.07%, so SCHH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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