Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VGLT?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so SCHD 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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SCHD vs VGLT: how they differ

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

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHD and VGLT 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 SCHD	Only in VGLT
QUALCOMM Inc 6.75%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62%
Texas Instruments Inc 5.92%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.50%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49%
Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
Merck & Co Inc 3.87%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48%
Chevron Corp 3.84%	Mexico Government International Bond 0.48%
Verizon Communications Inc 3.66%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55%	Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

SCHD and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	US dividend	Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	+27.6%	−5.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+10.1 pts	−22.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	not published
Holdings	99	1703

SCHD in plain words

SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VGLT in plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VGLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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