Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or VCLT?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +13.4% and VCLT −5.9%.

Which is cheaper, SCHB or VCLT?

Neither: SCHB and VCLT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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SCHB vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHB returned +13.4% to VCLT's −5.9%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $44.6bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF, and $7.5bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+13.4%

SCHB total return, 1 year

−5.9%

VCLT total return, 1 year

0.03%

SCHB expense ratio

0.03%

VCLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 19.3 points.

SCHB vs VCLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SCHB	VCLT
Return
Measure	SCHB	VCLT
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	−5.9%
Drawdown
Measure	SCHB	VCLT
Below its high		17.8%, high on Sep 22, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	SCHB	VCLT
What it tracks	Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index	Bloomberg U.S. 10+ Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	SCHB	VCLT
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, SCHB as of Aug 31, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026	$44.6bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	SCHB	VCLT
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	88%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	33.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SCHB and VCLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SCHB VCLT

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Only in SCHB

NVIDIA Corp 7.20%

Apple Inc 6.27%

Microsoft Corp 5.08%

Amazon.com Inc 3.42%

Alphabet Inc 2.68%

Broadcom Inc 2.36%

Alphabet Inc 2.13%

Meta Platforms Inc 1.69%

Only in VCLT

MKTLIQ 1.03%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc 0.37%

United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.36%

CVS Health Corp 0.33%

Boeing Co 0.27%

Meta Platforms Inc 0.27%

AT&T Inc 0.24%

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Side by side

SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Schwab Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of US broad market Tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +13.4% −5.9%

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 2372 2562

Net assets, SCHB as of Aug 31, 2026 and VCLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $44.6bn $7.5bn

SCHB and VCLT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

SCHB

SCHB tracks an index of US broad market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,372 positions, with the top ten at 33.7%.

VCLT

VCLT tracks an index of Long-Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −5.9% with distributions reinvested. It sat 17.8% below its high of Sep 22, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or VCLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +13.4% and VCLT −5.9%.
Which is cheaper, SCHB or VCLT?: Neither: SCHB and VCLT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SCHB on its own →VCLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SCHB dividend history →SCHB holdings →VCLT dividend history →VCLT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SCHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Schwab website ↗

VCLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VCLT ↗

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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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