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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +17.2% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so SCHB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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SCHB vs VGIT: how they differ

SCHB and VGIT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SCHB returned more over the year.

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHB and VGIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SCHB	Only in VGIT
NVIDIA Corp. 6.64%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.97%
Apple, Inc. 5.82%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.94%
Microsoft Corp. 3.80%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.87%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.92%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.45%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.29%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.89%
Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.87%

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 and VGIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF	VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	US broad market	Intermediate-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+17.2%	−1.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.3 pts	−18.7 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.03%
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%.

VGIT in plain words

VGIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or VGIT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +17.2% and VGIT returned −1.2%, so SCHB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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