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SCHX vs VGSH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHX returned +13.1% to VGSH's +1.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $74.2bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF, and $35.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF.

SCHX on its own →VGSH on its own →
At a glance
+13.1%
SCHX total return, 1 year
+1.7%
VGSH total return, 1 year
0.03%
SCHX expense ratio
0.03%
VGSH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 11.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SCHX vs VGSH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSCHXVGSH
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.1%+1.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksDow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market IndexBloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, SCHX as of Aug 31, 2026 and VGSH as of Sep 30, 2026$74.2bn$35.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight94%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund36.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026. Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SCHX and VGSH hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SCHX VGSH
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SCHX
NVIDIA Corp 7.69%
Apple Inc 6.69%
Microsoft Corp 5.42%
Amazon.com Inc 3.66%
Alphabet Inc 2.86%
Broadcom Inc 2.52%
Alphabet Inc 2.28%
Meta Platforms Inc 1.81%
Only in VGSH
United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.07%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.43%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.39%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.37%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.35%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.34%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.33%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.33%
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Side by side

SCHX Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF
Issuer Schwab Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap Tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year +13.1% +1.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (IVV) +1.8% (SCHO)
Gap to its benchmark −0.6 pts vs IVV −0.1 pts vs SCHO
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Holdings 747 93
Net assets, SCHX as of Aug 31, 2026 and VGSH as of Sep 30, 2026 $74.2bn $35.1bn

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

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About each fund
SCHX

SCHX tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 747 positions, with the top ten at 36.0%.

VGSH

VGSH tracks an index of Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury 1-3 Year Index.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHX or VGSH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHX returned +13.1% and VGSH +1.7%.
Which is cheaper, SCHX or VGSH?
Neither: SCHX and VGSH both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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SCHX on its own →VGSH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SCHX dividend history →SCHX holdings →VGSH dividend history →VGSH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
SCHX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SCHX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Schwab website ↗
VGSH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VGSH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VGSH ↗

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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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