Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHB vs VDC: how they differ
SCHB and VDC hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and SCHB returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHB and VDC hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCHB | VDC |
|---|---|---|
| Walmart, Inc. | 0.68% | 14.76% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp. | 0.57% | 12.04% |
| Procter & Gamble Co. (The) | 0.47% | 9.27% |
| Coca-Cola Co. (The) | 0.43% | 8.72% |
| Philip Morris International, Inc. | 0.39% | 4.66% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | 0.25% | 4.30% |
| Altria Group, Inc. | 0.16% | 3.91% |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | 0.10% | 2.69% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co. | 0.10% | 2.37% |
| Monster Beverage Corp. | 0.09% | 2.24% |
| Target Corp. | 0.08% | 2.03% |
| Keurig Dr Pepper, Inc. | 0.06% | 1.41% |
| Only in SCHB | Only in VDC |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. 6.64% | Bunge Global SA 0.73% |
| Apple, Inc. 5.82% | Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc 0.17% |
| Microsoft Corp. 3.80% | Herbalife Ltd 0.16% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20% | Village Super Market Inc 0.06% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.87% | Central Garden & Pet Co 0.04% |
| Broadcom, Inc. 2.45% | Westrock Coffee Co 0.04% |
| Alphabet, Inc. 2.29% | Medifast Inc 0.02% |
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% | SkinHealth Systems Inc 0.01% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF | VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | US broad market | Consumer Staples |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +4.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | −12.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 86.6% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 103 |
SCHB in plain words
SCHB is an index equity fund tracking the US broad market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.
VDC in plain words
VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or VDC?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +17.2% and VDC returned +4.6%, so SCHB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do SCHB and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of SCHB and 87% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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