Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHB vs VUG: how they differ
SCHB and VUG hold 52% of their weight in the same names, and SCHB returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF and Vanguard Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHB and VUG hold 52% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCHB | VUG |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp. | 6.64% | 12.63% |
| Apple, Inc. | 5.82% | 11.67% |
| Microsoft Corp. | 3.80% | 7.62% |
| Amazon.com, Inc. | 3.20% | 4.47% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.87% | 5.76% |
| Broadcom, Inc. | 2.45% | 4.29% |
| Alphabet, Inc. | 2.29% | 4.54% |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | 1.70% | 3.41% |
| Tesla, Inc. | 1.62% | 3.27% |
| Eli Lilly & Co. | 1.30% | 2.81% |
| Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. | 1.30% | 2.62% |
| Intel Corp. | 0.90% | 0.79% |
| Only in SCHB | Only in VUG |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 0.61% |
| Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. 1.26% | Waste Connections Inc 0.14% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co. 1.20% | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 0.12% |
| Johnson & Johnson 0.84% | Flex Ltd 0.10% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp. 0.78% | ABIOMED Inc 0.00% |
| Walmart, Inc. 0.68% | |
| Caterpillar, Inc. 0.67% | |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. 0.64% |
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.
| SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF | VUG Vanguard Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | US broad market | US growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | +12.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | −4.6 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 97.4% |
| Holdings | 2497 | 147 |
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%.
VUG in plain words
VUG is an index equity fund tracking the US growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.9% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 147 positions, with the top ten at 60.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or VUG?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +17.2% and VUG returned +12.9%, so SCHB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do SCHB and VUG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of SCHB and 97% of VUG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 52% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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