SCHG vs VEA: 0% overlap

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF and Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF share 0.3% 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
0.3%
SCHG expense ratio
0.04%
VEA expense ratio
0.03%

Top shared holdings

SCHG and VEA hold 8 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin SCHGin VEAΔ
ROP0.1%0.9%0.8%
HEI0.1%0.1%0.0%
CASH0.1%1.4%1.3%
CSL0.0%0.1%0.1%
AAL0.0%0.2%0.1%
EFX0.1%0.0%0.1%
TKO0.0%0.0%0.0%
HUM0.1%0.0%0.1%

Where SCHG and VEA 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.

SectorSCHGVEAΔ
Information Technology46.1%17.1%+29.0pp
Financials6.8%20.7%14.0pp
Communication Services14.7%2.5%+12.2pp
Industrials6.0%16.9%10.9pp
Unclassified1.9%8.9%7.0pp
Consumer Discretionary12.1%7.3%+4.8pp
Materials0.6%5.1%4.4pp
Consumer Staples1.7%5.6%3.9pp

Δ is SCHG minus VEA, 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
186 positions

99.3% of SCHG by weight, held in no part of VEA.

Only in VEA
3,784 positions

97.4% of VEA 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

SCHGVEA
Top 10 holdings57.2%15.2%
Positions held1953,792
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 VEA overlap?

SCHG and VEA overlap 0.3% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 8 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SCHG as of 2026-05-31, VEA as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between SCHG and VEA 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 VEA 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 VEA?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 0.3% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SCHG own that VEA doesn't?

SCHG holds 195 positions and VEA holds 3,792; 186 of SCHG's positions don't appear in VEA at all, and they are 99.3% of SCHG by weight.

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