SCHF vs VBR: 1% overlap

Schwab International Equity ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF share 0.5% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

Different holding dates. These holdings were published 30 days apart — SCHF as of 2026-05-31, the rest through 2026-06-30. Each fund is compared using its most recent file, so any trading in between shows up as a difference.

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2.0Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 2.0. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
0.5%
SCHF expense ratio
0.06%
VBR expense ratio
0.05%

Top shared holdings

SCHF and VBR hold 2 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin SCHFin VBRΔ
CASH0.5%0.8%0.3%
ARX0.0%0.0%0.0%

Where SCHF and VBR differ

Sector weights as a share of each fund, ordered by the size of the gap rather than the size of the sector — two funds that overlap heavily still usually diverge somewhere.

SectorSCHFVBRΔ
Unclassified95.8%0.5%+95.3pp
Industrials0.3%18.8%18.5pp
Financials1.9%18.3%16.4pp
Consumer Discretionary0.2%11.4%11.2pp
Real Estate0.0%9.8%9.8pp
Information Technology0.0%9.4%9.4pp
Health Care0.0%8.0%8.0pp
Materials0.0%7.2%7.2pp

Δ is SCHF minus VBR, in percentage points. Sector data is not published by every issuer, so “Unclassified” is a real category rather than a gap in the table.

What each fund holds alone

Only in SCHF
1,474 positions

99.3% of SCHF by weight, held in no part of VBR.

Only in VBR
837 positions

99.2% of VBR by weight, held in no part of SCHF.

A large count with a small weight is the usual shape: the positions one fund adds are typically its smallest ones.

Concentration and cost

SCHFVBR
Top 10 holdings14.8%6.2%
Positions held1,477839
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$6$5

Cost is the expense ratio applied to $10,000; it excludes any brokerage commission, bid-ask spread or tax consequence. Figures are facts about the funds, not a suggestion about which to hold.

Frequently asked

How much do SCHF and VBR overlap?

SCHF and VBR overlap 0.5% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 2 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SCHF as of 2026-05-31, VBR as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between SCHF and VBR calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If SCHF holds a stock at 6% and VBR holds the same stock at 4%, 4% counts as shared. The result is bounded between 0% and 100%, and it is computed after looking through any fund-of-funds to the underlying holdings.

Is it redundant to hold both SCHF and VBR?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 0.5% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SCHF own that VBR doesn't?

SCHF holds 1,477 positions and VBR holds 839; 1,474 of SCHF's positions don't appear in VBR at all, and they are 99.3% of SCHF by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, SCHF as of 2026-05-31, VBR as of 2026-06-30. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.