PABU vs SCHG: Differences, Returns & Fees
PABU and SCHG hold 56% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $2.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Paris-Aligned Climate Optimized MSCI USA ETF, and $61.1bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF.
SCHG costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; SCHG is 19.7 times larger.
| PABU | SCHG | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.10% | 0.04% |
| Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025 | $1.9bn | $37.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.2% | +10.4% |
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned Benchmark Extended Select Index | Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index |
| Holdings in common | 56% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 48.9% | 57.2% |
| Below its high | 3.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PABU and SCHG hold 56% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
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56% in common
On the same fields
PABU and SCHG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About PABU
PABU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 88 positions, with the top ten at 48.9%.
About SCHG
SCHG tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +10.4% with distributions reinvested, against +15.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, PABU or SCHG?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PABU returned +10.2% and SCHG +10.4%.
- Which is cheaper, PABU or SCHG?
- SCHG 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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