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SCHB vs VGSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHB returned +13.4% to VGSH's +1.7%; 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 $35.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF.

SCHB on its own →VGSH on its own →
At a glance
+13.4%
SCHB total return, 1 year
+1.7%
VGSH total return, 1 year
0.03%
SCHB expense ratio
0.03%
VGSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 11.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SCHB vs VGSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSCHBVGSH
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+1.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksDow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, SCHB as of Aug 31, 2026 and VGSH as of Sep 30, 2026$44.6bn$35.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight88%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund33.7%

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

What they share

0%

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

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SCHB VGSH
Only in one fund ↓
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 VGSH
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.07%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.43%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.39%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.37%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.35%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.34%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.33%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.33%
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Side by side

SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury 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 Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year +13.4% +1.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +1.8% (SCHO)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SCHO
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 2372 93
Net assets, SCHB as of Aug 31, 2026 and VGSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $44.6bn $35.1bn

SCHB and VGSH 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%.

VGSH

VGSH tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or VGSH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +13.4% and VGSH +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, SCHB or VGSH?
Neither: SCHB and VGSH both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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SCHB on its own →VGSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SCHB dividend history →SCHB holdings →VGSH dividend history →VGSH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SCHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SCHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Schwab website ↗
VGSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGSH ↗

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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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