Which returned more over the last year, SCCR or VCRB?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCCR returned −1.7% and VCRB −1.3%.

Which is cheaper, SCCR or VCRB?

VCRB 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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SCCR vs VCRB: Differences, Returns & Fees

On Jun 30, 2026 SCCR's duration was 5.8 years and VCRB's 5.6; VCRB charges 0.10% to SCCR's 0.16%. Net assets: $1.5bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab Core Bond ETF, and $7.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Core Bond ETF.

VCRB costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; VCRB is 4.9 times larger.

	SCCR	VCRB
Expense ratio	0.16%	0.10%
Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026	$1.5bn	$7.3bn
Total return, 1 year	−1.7%	−1.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	2%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Feb 27, 2026	4.0%, high on Feb 27, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026.

−1.7%

SCCR total return, 1 year

−1.3%

VCRB total return, 1 year

0.16%

SCCR expense ratio

0.10%

VCRB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCCR and VCRB hold 2% 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 Jun 30, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SCCR VCRB

Freddie Mac Pool, due May 1, 2051 0.24% 0.24%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 1.30% 0.16%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due May 20, 2052 0.26% 0.14%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 1.40% 0.14%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2051 0.67% 0.12%

Oracle Corp, due Sep 26, 2030 0.13% 0.11%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Jan 1, 2053 0.37% 0.08%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due Mar 20, 2052 0.12% 0.07%

Ginnie Mae II Pool, due Oct 20, 2052 0.06% 0.10%

Fannie Mae Pool, due Dec 1, 2052 0.05% 0.07%

HUT 8 DC LLC, due Nov 15, 2042 0.42% 0.05%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2050 0.32% 0.04%

Only in SCCR

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 29, 2028 2.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 30, 2031 2.22%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Apr 15, 2029 1.63%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 15, 2029 1.58%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2031 1.56%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Dec 31, 2027 1.49%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 15, 2029 1.30%

Freddie Mac Pool, due Aug 1, 2052 1.12%

Only in VCRB

FNCL 5 7/26, due Jul 13, 2026 2.33%

US TREASURY N/B, due Apr 30, 2029 1.02%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2028 0.97%

NVIDIA CORP, due Jun 15, 2029 0.75%

FNCL 5.5 7/26, due Jul 13, 2026 0.68%

US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 28, 2029 0.65%

KFW, due Jul 22, 2031 0.60%

FNR 2026-46 FL, due Jun 25, 2056 0.59%

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On the same fields

SCCR

Schwab Core Bond ETF

VCRB

Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Schwab Vanguard

What it is Actively managed Actively managed

Total return, 1 year −1.7% −1.3%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −19.0 pts −18.6 pts

Expense ratio 0.16% 0.10%

Holdings 548 3418

Net assets, SCCR as of Jun 30, 2026 and VCRB as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.5bn $7.6bn

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

SCCR in plain words

SCCR is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.16% a year. It sat 4.5% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.6% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index.

VCRB in plain words

VCRB is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. It sat 4.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCCR or VCRB?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCCR returned −1.7% and VCRB −1.3%.
Which is cheaper, SCCR or VCRB?: VCRB 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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Where these figures came from

SCCR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCCR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Schwab website ↗VCRB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VCRB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VCRB ↗

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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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