SCHG vs VB: 3% overlap

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap ETF share 3.4% 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 — SCHG 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

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Overlap
3.4%
SCHG expense ratio
0.04%
VB expense ratio
0.03%

Top shared holdings

SCHG and VB hold 71 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin SCHGin VBΔ
ALAB0.2%0.4%0.3%
EME0.1%0.4%0.3%
NTRA0.1%0.4%0.3%
CASY0.1%0.4%0.3%
CW0.1%0.3%0.2%
CRS0.1%0.3%0.3%
SOFI0.1%0.3%0.2%
MTZ0.1%0.3%0.2%
INSM0.1%0.1%0.1%
TPL0.1%0.2%0.1%

Where SCHG and VB 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.

SectorSCHGVBΔ
Information Technology46.1%16.1%+30.0pp
Industrials6.0%21.0%15.0pp
Communication Services14.7%3.0%+11.7pp
Real Estate0.5%7.1%6.6pp
Financials6.8%12.7%6.0pp
Materials0.6%5.3%4.7pp
Health Care8.3%11.9%3.6pp
Energy0.7%3.7%3.0pp

Δ is SCHG minus VB, 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 SCHG
123 positions

96.6% of SCHG by weight, held in no part of VB.

Only in VB
1,237 positions

87.2% of VB by weight, held in no part of SCHG.

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

Concentration and cost

SCHGVB
Top 10 holdings57.2%5.6%
Positions held1951,308
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$4$3

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 SCHG and VB overlap?

SCHG and VB overlap 3.4% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 71 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SCHG as of 2026-05-31, VB as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between SCHG and VB calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If SCHG holds a stock at 6% and VB 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 SCHG and VB?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 3.4% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SCHG own that VB doesn't?

SCHG holds 195 positions and VB holds 1,308; 123 of SCHG's positions don't appear in VB at all, and they are 96.6% of SCHG by weight.

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