Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
SCHG vs SIL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHG returned +6.8% to SIL's +18.3%, and SCHG charges 0.04% to SIL's 0.65%.
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Net assets: $63.0bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF, and $4.4bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Silver Miners ETF.
Pair scorecard
SCHG costs 0.61 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.5 points.
| Measure | SCHG | SIL |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.8% | +18.3% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 3.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Below its all-time high | 34.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026 | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index | Silver miners |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | ahead by 4.9 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.65% |
| Net assets, SCHG as of Aug 31, 2026 and SIL as of Oct 12, 2026 | $63.0bn | $4.4bn |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100% | |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 51.0% | 76% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SCHG and SIL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
SCHG and SIL on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHG
SCHG tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 192 positions, with the top ten at 51.0%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
SIL
By weight, 0% of SIL's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 76% of the fund across 39 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +18.3% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was ahead by 4.9 pts. It sits 34.2% below its all-time high of Feb 27, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Are SCHG and SIL in the same category?
- SCHG is a stock ETF and SIL is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHG or SIL?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +6.8% and SIL +18.3%.
- Which is cheaper, SCHG or SIL?
- SCHG is cheaper, by 0.61 percentage points a year. That is about $61 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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