Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
SCHB vs VNQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHB returned +13.4% to VNQ's +4.8%; 2% 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 $35.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Real Estate ETF.
Pair scorecard
SCHB costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.6 points.
| Measure | SCHB | VNQ |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +13.4% | +4.8% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 8.3%, high on Jul 28, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index | MSCI US Investable Market Real Estate 25/50 Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.13% |
| Net assets, SCHB as of Aug 31, 2026 and VNQ as of Sep 30, 2026 | $44.6bn | $35.9bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 2% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 33.7% | 55.8% |
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 VNQ hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
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2% in common
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Side by side
SCHB and VNQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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%.
VNQ
VNQ tracks an index of US real estate. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.13% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 63% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 141 positions, with the top ten at 55.8%. It sat 8.3% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or VNQ?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +13.4% and VNQ +4.8%.
- Which is cheaper, SCHB or VNQ?
- SCHB is cheaper, by 0.10 percentage points a year. That is about $10 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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