SCHB vs SUSA: Differences, Returns & Fees
SCHB and SUSA hold 53% of their weight in the same names, and SUSA returned +17.6% over the year. Net assets: $43.3bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF, and $4.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Optimized MSCI USA ETF.
SCHB costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points; SCHB is 8.6 times larger.
| SCHB | SUSA | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.25% |
| Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025 | $32.9bn | $3.8bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.8% | +17.6% |
| What it tracks | Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index | MSCI USA Extended ESG Select Index |
| Holdings in common | 53% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 34.9% | 32.7% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHB and SUSA hold 53% 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 Oct 9, 2026.
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53% in common
On the same fields
SCHB and SUSA on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About SCHB
SCHB tracks an index of US broad market. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,405 positions, with the top ten at 34.9%.
About SUSA
SUSA tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 204 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or SUSA?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +16.8% and SUSA +17.6%.
- Which is cheaper, SCHB or SUSA?
- SCHB is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 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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