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SCHX vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHX returned +13.1% to VTV's +23.5%; 41% 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 $184.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF.

At a glance
+13.1%
SCHX total return, 1 year
+23.5%
VTV total return, 1 year
0.03%
SCHX expense ratio
0.03%
VTV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 10.4 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SCHX vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSCHXVTV
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.1%+23.5%
Benchmark
What it tracksDow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market IndexMorningstar US Large Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.03%0.03%
Net assets, SCHX as of Aug 31, 2026 and VTV as of Sep 30, 2026$74.2bn$184.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common41%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund36.0%23.6%

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

Risk and return

Nov 13, 2009 to Oct 23, 2026 · 884 weekly returns
SCHX VTV
Return
Total return edge SCHX +831.5% +631.8%
Annualized edge SCHX +14.0% +12.4%
Price return edge SCHX +597.2% +376.2%
Risk
Volatility edge VTV (slight) 16.2% 15.6%
Max drawdown edge SCHX (slight) −32.3% −34.0%
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe edge SCHX (slight) 0.80 0.73
Sortino edge SCHX 1.16 1.04
Calmar edge SCHX 0.43 0.36
Reading

SCHX returned more: +831.5% to +631.8%. VTV swung slightly less: 15.6% to 16.2%. SCHX fell slightly less at its worst: −32.3% to −34.0%.

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Risk and return: SCHX vs VTV: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSCHXVTVEdgeHow it is measured
Return
Total return+831.5%+631.8%SCHXPrice change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized+14.0%+12.4%SCHXTotal return as a yearly rate.
Price return+597.2%+376.2%SCHXPrice change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility16.2%15.6%VTV (slight)Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation11.2%11.0%TieLike volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown−32.3%−34.0%SCHX (slight)Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe0.800.73SCHX (slight)Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino1.161.04SCHXReturn above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar0.430.36SCHXAnnualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 884 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

41%

By the books each fund has filed, SCHX and VTV hold 41% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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41% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SCHX VTV
Micron Technology Inc 1.56% 4.56%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.37% 3.33%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.33% 2.92%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 0.96% 2.56%
Johnson & Johnson 0.92% 2.42%
Walmart Inc 0.66% 1.72%
AbbVie Inc 0.65% 1.75%
Cisco Systems Inc 0.63% 1.45%
Bank of America Corp 0.58% 1.37%
Chevron Corp 0.56% 1.45%
Caterpillar Inc 0.53% 1.41%
Merck & Co Inc 0.53% 1.36%
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 VTV
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.55%
ONEOK Inc 0.20%
MKTLIQ 0.17%
Rocket Cos Inc 0.08%
Fox Corp 0.03%
SLBBH1142 0.00%
Lennar Corp 0.00%
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Side by side

SCHX Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF VTV Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap Tracks an index of US value
Total return, 1 year +13.1% +23.5%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (IVV) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −0.6 pts vs IVV not measured
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 93.6% 98.1%
Holdings 747 300
Net assets, SCHX as of Aug 31, 2026 and VTV as of Sep 30, 2026 $74.2bn $184.2bn

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

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SCHX and VTV do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

  1. What each follows. SCHX follows Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index and VTV follows Morningstar US Large Cap Value Index.
  2. Holdings in common. 41% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).
  3. One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 SCHX returned +13.1% and VTV +23.5% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 10.4 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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%.

VTV

VTV tracks an index of US value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +23.5% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 300 positions, with the top ten at 23.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHX or VTV?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHX returned +13.1% and VTV +23.5%.
Which is cheaper, SCHX or VTV?
Neither: SCHX and VTV both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHX and VTV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 94% of SCHX and 98% of VTV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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