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SCHP vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SCHP's duration was 6.3 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VGLT's 13.5 on May 31, 2026; both charge 0.03%.

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Net assets: $16.5bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF, and $10.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF.

SCHP on its own →VGLT on its own →
At a glance
−0.8%
SCHP total return, 1 year
−6.7%
VGLT total return, 1 year
0.03%
SCHP expense ratio
0.03%
VGLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SCHP vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSCHPVGLT
Return
Total return, 1 year−0.8%−6.7%
Drawdown
Below its high38.8%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
What it tracksUS TIPSBloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, SCHP as of Jun 30, 2026 and VGLT as of Sep 30, 2026$16.5bn$10.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SCHP and VGLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SCHP VGLT
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SCHP
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jul 15, 2035 4.07%
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2035 4.01%
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2036 4.00%
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jul 15, 2034 3.77%
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2034 3.60%
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Oct 15, 2030 3.40%
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Apr 15, 2030 3.38%
U.S. Treasury Inflation-Indexed Notes, due Jan 15, 2033 3.36%
Only in VGLT
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2056 2.22%
US TREASURY N/B, due Aug 15, 2055 2.21%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2055 2.21%
US TREASURY N/B, due May 15, 2054 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Feb 15, 2055 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2055 2.17%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2053 2.14%
US TREASURY N/B, due Nov 15, 2054 2.13%
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Side by side

SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Schwab Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of US TIPS Tracks an index of Long-term Treasury
Total return, 1 year −0.8% −6.7%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) −6.7% (SCHQ)
Gap to its benchmark +0.6 pts vs AGG 0.0 pts vs SCHQ
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 48 102
Net assets, SCHP as of Jun 30, 2026 and VGLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $16.5bn $10.4bn

SCHP and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
SCHP

SCHP tracks an index of US TIPS. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

VGLT

VGLT tracks an index of Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −6.7% with distributions reinvested, against −6.7% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index. It sat 38.8% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHP or VGLT?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHP returned −0.8% and VGLT −6.7%.
Which is cheaper, SCHP or VGLT?
Neither: SCHP and VGLT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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SCHP vs TLTEDV vs SCHPEMB vs SCHPSCHP vs VCLTTIP vs VGLTBINC vs VGLTEMB vs VGLTVGLT vs VTIP
Where to next
SCHP on its own →VGLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SCHP dividend history →SCHP holdings →VGLT dividend history →VGLT holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SCHP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SCHP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Schwab website ↗
VGLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGLT ↗

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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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