Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
SCHP vs VWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHP returned −0.8% to VWO's +4.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $16.5bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF, and $125.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF.
Pair scorecard
SCHP costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.6 points.
| Measure | SCHP | VWO |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −0.8% | +4.8% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 7.0%, high on Sep 4, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | US TIPS | FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.06% |
| Net assets, SCHP as of Jun 30, 2026 and VWO as of Sep 30, 2026 | $16.5bn | $125.4bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 0% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 29.8% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SCHP and VWO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
SCHP and VWO on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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.
VWO
VWO tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6,515 positions, with the top ten at 29.8%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHP or VWO?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHP returned −0.8% and VWO +4.8%.
- Which is cheaper, SCHP or VWO?
- SCHP is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 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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