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ITOT vs SCHB

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

ITOTANYSE Arca

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF

SCHBANYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.

ITOT0.03%SCHB0.03%

Avg volume · 30D

SCHB 6.1×the volume

ITOT1.5MSCHB9.19M

10Y return · a year

ITOT +0.9pt

ITOT+15.0%SCHB+14.1%

ITOT vs SCHB Performance

Nov 3, 2021 – Nov 3, 2026

+65.4%ITOT+65.7%SCHB

Nov 3, 2021 to Nov 3, 2026. ITOT +65.4%. SCHB +65.7%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%0%20%40%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026
Expense ratio
ITOT 0.03%
SCHB 0.03%
Fund size
ITOT $95.1B
SCHB $44B
1Y total return
ITOT +11.6%
SCHB +11.7%, better
Yield (12M)
ITOT 1.02%
SCHB 1.06%, better
Holdings
ITOT 2431
SCHB 2414
Avg volume (30D)
ITOT 1.5M sh
SCHB 9.19M sh, better
NAV per share
ITOT $164.10
SCHB $28.93
52W range

ETF.net Grade

ITOT: Cost 75, Risk 50, Mission 100, Tradability 83, Holdings 74, Durability 80. SCHB: Cost 75, Risk 50, Mission 100, Tradability 70, Holdings 76, Durability 69.
Pillar letters and Scores for ITOT, SCHB, with each pillar’s weight
PillarITOTSCHB
Cost30% weightA75A75
Mission25% weightA100A100
Risk15% weightC50C50
Tradability15% weightA83HigherA70
Holdings10% weightA74A76Higher
Durability5% weightA80HigherB69

Rank among Total US Market funds

Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. ITOT and SCHB are both graded against the same 10 Total US Market funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Total US Market⁠

Category · 10 funds
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ITOT ranks 1st and SCHB 2nd of 10 funds in the Total US Market Category.

  1. Rank 1AITOTiShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETFScore 78
  2. Rank 2ASCHBSchwab U.S. Broad Market ETFScore 76
  3. Rank 3ASPTMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 1500 Composite Stock Market ETFScore 74

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

ITOTAiShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

SCHBASchwab U.S. Broad Market ETF

In short

ITOT The S&P family's answer to total-market indexing: large, mid and small U.S. stocks in one 0.03% wrapper, running since 2004. Same fee as the Vanguard and Schwab giants, a different index rulebook.

SCHB Schwab's one-ticket slice of nearly the whole US market: roughly 2,400 stocks for 0.03% a year, half the typical fee among total-market rivals. Running since 2009, with one of the tightest index-tracking records in its peer group.

Stated mandate

ITOT The fund seeks to track the performance of the S&P Composite 1500, representing U.S. stocks across market capitalizations.

SCHB The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index.

Why people hold it

  • ITOT 0.03% a year, matching the category's biggest names (VTI, SCHB) and sitting below what the typical fund in this group charges.
  • One index, no tilts: U.S. stocks across market caps in cap-weight order. The mandate it prints is the mandate it runs.
  • Trading since 2004 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund with active daily volume, so spreads are rarely the story.
  • Plain 1940 Act fund structure, cash paid out quarterly.
  • SCHB 0.03% a year, half the 0.06% median for its total-market cohort. Three dollars a year per $10,000 invested.
  • Tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index tightly, among the closest index replication in its peer group.schwabassetmanagement.com
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund and one of the most actively traded in its category, which usually means narrow bid-ask spreads for buyers and sellers.
  • Live since 2009, with a quarterly dividend cadence and roughly 2,400 holdings behind it.

Worth knowing

  • ITOT Cap weighting puts the megacaps in the driver's seat; the long tail of smaller names is a thin slice of the basket.
  • SPTM tracks the same declared index at the same 0.03% fee, so the pick comes down to platform, spreads and existing tax lots.
  • All-equity and all-U.S. by design: no bonds, no foreign stocks in the wrapper.
  • SCHB Not the cheapest ticket in the cohort: BBUS charges 0.02%. At these levels the gap is pennies, but it exists.
  • Broad, not exhaustive. Roughly 2,400 stocks covers the bulk of the US market rather than every listed company.
  • Pure equity exposure with no hedge or buffer, so it moves with the full US market in both directions.

Full ITOT profile⁠

Full SCHB profile⁠

ITOT vs SCHB Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

ITOT vs SCHB Cost

Same expense ratio

$638

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ITOT 0.03%

    $638

  • SCHB 0.03%

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ITOT 0.03%
  • SCHB 0.03%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$200$400$600$800051015202530ITOT $638SCHB $638

Year by year

YearITOTSCHB
10$55$55
20$216$216
30$638$638

Expense ratio

  • 0.03%ITOT
  • 0.03%SCHB
  • Middle half of Total US Market funds
  • Median 0.04%

ITOT 2nd cheapest of 10 funds

SCHB 2nd cheapest of 10 funds

ITOT vs SCHB Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 3, 2026
Yield (12M)
ITOT 1.02%
SCHB 1.06%, better
Payout (12M)
ITOT $1.69
SCHB $0.31
Last payment
ITOT $0.45
SCHB $0.08
Ex-dividend
ITOT Sep 15, 2026
SCHB Sep 23, 2026
Paid on
ITOT Sep 18, 2026
SCHB Sep 28, 2026
Frequency
ITOT Quarterly
SCHB Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

ITOTQuarterly · 40 paymentsAll ITOT payments⁠
One bar per payment. 40 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.22; Jun 27, 2017 $0.24; Sep 26, 2017 $0.27; Dec 19, 2017 $0.30; Mar 22, 2018 $0.25; Jun 26, 2018 $0.26; Sep 26, 2018 $0.30; Dec 17, 2018 $0.35; Dec 28, 2018 $0.06; Mar 20, 2019 $0.24; Jun 17, 2019 $0.36; Sep 24, 2019 $0.32; Dec 16, 2019 $0.45; Mar 25, 2020 $0.27; Jun 15, 2020 $0.28; Sep 23, 2020 $0.33; Dec 14, 2020 $0.34; Mar 25, 2021 $0.30; Jun 10, 2021 $0.24; Sep 24, 2021 $0.37; Dec 13, 2021 $0.37; Mar 24, 2022 $0.32; Jun 9, 2022 $0.27; Sep 26, 2022 $0.41; Dec 13, 2022 $0.41; Mar 23, 2023 $0.35; Jun 7, 2023 $0.28; Sep 26, 2023 $0.44; Dec 20, 2023 $0.47; Mar 21, 2024 $0.31; Jun 11, 2024 $0.34; Sep 25, 2024 $0.47; Dec 17, 2024 $0.47; Mar 18, 2025 $0.36; Jun 16, 2025 $0.39; Sep 16, 2025 $0.41; Dec 16, 2025 $0.49; Mar 17, 2026 $0.33; Jun 15, 2026 $0.42; Sep 15, 2026 $0.45. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD
SCHBQuarterly · 24 paymentsAll SCHB payments⁠
One bar per payment. 24 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2021 $0.05; Jun 23, 2021 $0.05; Sep 22, 2021 $0.06; Dec 8, 2021 $0.07; Dec 30, 2021 $0.0032; Mar 23, 2022 $0.05; Jun 22, 2022 $0.06; Sep 21, 2022 $0.06; Dec 7, 2022 $0.07; Mar 22, 2023 $0.06; Jun 21, 2023 $0.06; Sep 20, 2023 $0.06; Dec 6, 2023 $0.07; Mar 20, 2024 $0.06; Jun 26, 2024 $0.07; Sep 25, 2024 $0.07; Dec 11, 2024 $0.08; Mar 26, 2025 $0.06; Jun 25, 2025 $0.07; Sep 24, 2025 $0.07; Dec 10, 2025 $0.08; Mar 25, 2026 $0.07; Jun 24, 2026 $0.08; Sep 23, 2026 $0.08. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.502017202020232026YTD

ITOT vs SCHB Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • ITOT
  • SCHB
Nov 3, 2021 to Nov 3, 2026. Worst fall: ITOT −25.4% · Oct 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−25%−20%−15%−10%−5%0%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
ITOT 12.7%SCHB 12.7%Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
ITOT 1.36SCHB 1.36Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
ITOT −25.4%SCHB −25.4%Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
ITOT 1.02SCHB 1.03

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