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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −3.4% and SCHI −1.8%.

Which is cheaper, LQD or SCHI?

SCHI is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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LQD vs SCHI: Differences, Returns & Fees

LQD's duration was 8.1 years on May 31, 2026 and SCHI's 6.0 on Jun 30, 2026; SCHI charges 0.03% to LQD's 0.14%. Net assets: $28.5bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $11.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF.

SCHI costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.6 points; LQD is 2.9 times larger.

LQD vs SCHI: Differences, Returns & Fees
	LQD	SCHI
Expense ratio	0.14%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$33.1bn	$11.6bn
Total return, 1 year	−3.4%	−1.8%
What it tracks	US investment grade bonds	Bloomberg US 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index
Holdings in common	35%
Below its high	7.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021	4.4%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

−3.4%

LQD total return, 1 year

−1.8%

SCHI total return, 1 year

0.14%

LQD expense ratio

0.03%

SCHI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LQD and SCHI hold 35% 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 Jun 30, 2026.

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35% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding LQD SCHI

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.16% 0.29%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.15% 0.27%

Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.14% 0.23%

Bank of America Corp, due Feb 6, 2037 0.13% 0.17%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2033 0.12% 0.23%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.12% 0.23%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.12% 0.24%

Bank of America Corp, due Jul 22, 2033 0.12% 0.24%

Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2036 0.12% 0.22%

Wells Fargo & Co, due Jan 23, 2037 0.11% 0.16%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jun 1, 2034 0.11% 0.21%

Alphabet Inc, due Feb 15, 2036 0.11% 0.19%

Only in LQD

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2046 0.20%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2048 0.17%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.16%

Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2053 0.15%

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2055 0.15%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 1, 2037 0.15%

Boeing Co/The, due May 1, 2050 0.14%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2056 0.14%

Only in SCHI

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 23, 2036 0.19%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Sep 14, 2033 0.17%

Bank of America Corp, due Oct 25, 2035 0.17%

Citigroup Inc, due May 25, 2034 0.15%

Citigroup Inc, due Jan 24, 2036 0.14%

JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Feb 5, 2037 0.14%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 23, 2037 0.14%

Morgan Stanley, due Sep 16, 2036 0.12%

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On the same fields

LQD

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

SCHI

Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Schwab

What it is Tracks an index of US investment grade bonds Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year −3.4% −1.8%

Its benchmark over the same days not published −1.8% (VCIT)

Gap to its benchmark not available 0.0 pts vs VCIT

Expense ratio 0.14% 0.03%

Holdings 3167 2345

Net assets, LQD as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHI as of Jun 30, 2026 $28.5bn $11.6bn

LQD and SCHI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About LQD

LQD tracks an index of US investment grade bonds. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −3.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year. It sat 7.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 9, 2026.

About SCHI

SCHI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, LQD or SCHI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LQD returned −3.4% and SCHI −1.8%.
Which is cheaper, LQD or SCHI?: SCHI is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

LQD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗LQD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for LQD ↗SCHI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCHI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Schwab website ↗

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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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