SCHG vs VONG: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF

SCHGANYSE Arca

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

VONGANasdaq

Overlap

73.4%by weight

Expense ratio

SCHG −0.02pt a year

SCHG0.04%VONG0.06%

Avg volume · 30D

SCHG 7.2×the volume

SCHG7.59MVONG1.06M

10Y return · a year

SCHG +0.9pt

SCHG+18.5%VONG+17.6%

SCHG vs VONG Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+74.3%SCHG+63.4%VONG

Expense ratio: SCHG 0.04%, better; VONG 0.06%
Fund size: SCHG $61.7B; VONG $55.6B
1Y total return: SCHG +3.3%, better; VONG −2.6%
Yield (12M): SCHG 0.40%; VONG 0.48%, better
Holdings: SCHG 187; VONG 374
Avg volume (30D): SCHG 7.59M sh, better; VONG 1.06M sh
NAV per share: SCHG $34.31; VONG $121.06
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for SCHG, VONG, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	SCHG	VONG
Cost30% weight	A96Higher	A78
Mission25% weight	A92	A100Higher
Risk15% weight	C41Higher	D33
Tradability15% weight	A87Higher	C52
Holdings10% weight	D36	C41Higher
Durability5% weight	A75	A83Higher

Rank among US Growth Index funds

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Same Category. SCHG and VONG are both graded against the same 35 US Growth Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Growth Index⁠

Category · 35 funds

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SCHG ranks 2nd and VONG 8th of 35 funds in the US Growth Index Category.

Rank 1ASPYGState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETFScore 84
Rank 2AILCGiShares Morningstar Growth ETFScore 78
Rank 2AIMCGiShares Morningstar Mid-Cap Growth ETFScore 78
Rank 2ASCHGSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFScore 78
Rank 5AVUGVanguard Morningstar Growth ETFScore 77
Rank 8ASFYSoFi Select 500 ETFScore 69
Rank 8AVONGVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETFScore 69
Rank 10BISCGiShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETFScore 68

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

SCHGASchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF

VONGAVanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

In short

SCHG Schwab's growth workhorse: roughly 200 large-cap U.S. growth names for four basis points, one of the cheapest tickets in a crowded category. Running since 2009 and among the most heavily traded growth funds around.

VONG The same Russell 1000 Growth index that sits behind the category's best-known growth ETF, for 0.06% a year. Vanguard buys the whole large-cap growth sleeve, cap-weighted, and otherwise stays out of the way.

Stated mandate

SCHG SCHG seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index. It generally invests in stocks included in that index, which represents large-cap U.S. growth equities.

VONG The ETF seeks to track the Russell 1000 Growth Index, which represents large-capitalization growth stocks in the United States. It uses passive full replication and remains fully invested.

Why people hold it

SCHG 0.04% a year against a growth-category median of 0.18%. Costs sit near the floor of the group.
Hews closely to the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index, one of the tighter index implementations in its peer group.
Live since 2009, a multi-billion-dollar fund, and one of the busier tickers in the growth aisle, so entering and exiting is usually cheap and easy.
The benchmark is carved out of a total-market growth index, not S&P 500 membership, so a stock does not need an index committee's nod to qualify.

VONG 0.06% a year against a 0.18% cohort median, and the older, better-known ETF on the very same Russell index (IWF) charges 0.18%. Same benchmark, a third of the fee.vanguard.com
The prospectus calls for full replication and staying fully invested, no sampling shortcuts. Index tracking sits among the tightest in the US growth group.vanguard.com
Trading since 2010 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund with steady daily volume, which usually means thin spreads and easy fills.
Its universe is the Russell 1000, so the growth sleeve (roughly 400 stocks) reaches past the S&P 500 roster that funds like SPYG are boxed into. Pays quarterly.

Worth knowing

SCHG Growth-only by design. Value and dividend-heavy corners of the market sit outside the mandate, so the ride differs from a total-market fund.
Large-cap U.S. only, roughly 200 stocks. No mid-caps, no small-caps, nothing overseas.
VUG charges a hair less for a similar broad-growth mandate. A tiny gap, but it is there. Distributions here arrive quarterly.

VONG Cap-weighted growth is top-heavy: roughly 400 names, but the mega-cap leaders set the pace, and the ride tends to be bumpier than the broad market.
Russell scores companies on both growth and value, so a single mega-cap can sit in both indexes at once and shift weight between them at reconstitution.lseg.com
Cheap, not the cheapest shelf: VUG, SCHG and SPYG charge less using different growth definitions. The Russell recipe costs a couple of basis points more.

Full SCHG profile⁠

Full VONG profile⁠

SCHG vs VONG Holdings

How SCHG and VONG differ

Overlap by weight

73.4%

Shared holdings make up 91.3% of SCHG and 84.8% of VONG.

Level by level

Holdings135 in both73.4%
Sector11 Sectors94.4%
Asset classEquity100%
Countryby domicile99.8%

Sector

Sector weights in SCHG and VONG, widest gap first
Sector	More in SCHGMore in VONG	SCHG	VONG
Consumer Discretionary	SCHG +2.8 points	10.1%	7.3%
Communication	VONG +2.6 points	13.7%	16.3%
Technology	VONG +2.4 points	54.3%	56.7%
Health Care	SCHG +1.2 points	6.6%	5.4%
Materials	SCHG +0.6 points	0.9%	0.3%
Financials	SCHG +0.6 points	5.0%	4.4%
Industrials	VONG +0.4 points	7.0%	7.4%
Energy	SCHG +0.2 points	0.7%	0.5%
Utilities	SCHG +0.2 points	0.4%	0.2%
Real Estate	VONG +0.1 points	0.3%	0.4%
Consumer Staples	Same weight	1.1%	1.1%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in SCHG and VONG, widest gap first
Country	More in SCHGMore in VONG	SCHG	VONG
United States	VONG +0.2 points	99.8%	100.0%
China	SCHG +0.2 points	0.2%	0.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

SCHG59.9%
VONG57.7%

Securities held

SCHG187
VONG372

Asset class

SCHG: Equity
VONG: Equity

Holdings

Only in SCHG52
In both135
Only in VONG237

Only in SCHG

52 securities, 8.7% of SCHG by weight

UnitedHealth Group1.00%
Thermo Fisher Scientific0.71%
Linde PLC0.63%
Walt Disney0.52%
BlackRock0.46%
Deere0.45%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLC0.43%
S&P Global0.38%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals0.37%
Parker-Hannifin0.32%
Equinix Reit0.28%
Synopsys0.26%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals0.22%
Te Connectivity PLC0.18%
Apollo Global Management0.15%
Baker Hughes Class A0.15%
Humana0.14%
Waters Corp0.13%
Veeva Systems Class A0.13%
Roper Technologies0.12%
Diamondback Energy0.11%
Carnival Corp Ltd0.10%
Okta Class A0.10%
Vulcan Materials0.10%
Resmed0.10%
Coinbase Global Class A0.10%
Mettler Toledo0.09%
Martin Marietta Materials0.09%
Teledyne Technologies0.09%
West Pharmaceutical Services0.08%
Hubbell Inc0.06%
Liberty Media Series C0.06%
Ssc Government Mm Gvmxx0.06%
Ptc0.06%
First Citizens Bancshares Class A0.06%
Nutanix Class A0.05%
Circle Internet Group Inc Class A0.04%
Caci International Inc Class A0.04%
Tyler Technologies0.04%
Sun Communities Reit Inc0.04%
Nextpower Inc0.03%
Repligen0.03%
Flutter Entertainment PLC0.03%
Moog Inc Class A0.03%
Paycom Software0.03%
Saia Inc0.02%
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings0.02%
Kinsale Capital Group Inc0.02%
Chemed0.02%
Snap Inc Class A0.02%

Only in VONG

237 securities, 15.1% of VONG by weight

Lam Research Corp1.21%
Netflix Inc0.85%
Texas Instruments Inc0.75%
Oracle Corp0.69%
Marvell Technology Inc0.68%
Home Depot Inc/The0.62%
Amphenol Corp0.61%
Amgen Inc0.47%
Corning Inc0.36%
Lockheed Martin Corp0.30%
Space Exploration Technologies Corp0.25%
Spotify Technology SA0.23%
Bloom Energy Corp0.23%
TJX Cos Inc/The0.20%
Cintas Corp0.20%
Adobe Inc0.20%
Blackstone Inc0.19%
Ross Stores Inc0.19%
Simon Property Group Inc0.19%
Marathon Petroleum Corp0.17%
Starbucks Corp0.17%
Cencora Inc0.16%
American Tower Corp0.15%
American Express Co0.14%
Fastenal Co0.14%
NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands0.13%
Anglogold Ashanti Plc0.13%
Microchip Technology Inc0.12%
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc0.12%
Rockwell Automation Inc0.12%
Walmart Inc0.12%
Coca-Cola Co/The0.11%
Automatic Data Processing Inc0.11%
AbbVie Inc0.11%
Keysight Technologies Inc0.10%
Everpure Inc0.10%
Citigroup Inc0.10%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc0.10%
Dexcom Inc0.10%
Cummins Inc0.10%
Expedia Group Inc0.09%
Jabil Inc0.09%
Colgate-Palmolive Co0.09%
Motorola Solutions Inc0.08%
CoreWeave Inc0.08%
ROBLOX Corp0.08%
Monster Beverage Corp0.08%
ATI Inc0.08%
Bank of America Corp0.07%
Cardinal Health Inc0.07%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 135 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in SCHG and VONG, widest gap first
Holding	More in SCHGMore in VONG	SCHG	VONG
Amazon Com IncAMZN	SCHG +5.01 points	5.60%	0.59%
AppleAAPL	SCHG +4.25 points	11.92%	7.67%
MicrosoftMSFT	SCHG +3.61 points	9.21%	5.60%
NVIDIANVDA	VONG +3.56 points	12.10%	15.66%
Alphabet Class AGOOGL	VONG +1.99 points	3.90%	5.89%
Alphabet Class CGOOG	VONG +1.62 points	3.14%	4.76%
Costco Wholesale CorpCOST	SCHG +0.68 points	1.20%	0.52%
Micron TechnologyMU	VONG +0.67 points	2.86%	3.53%
Broadcom IncAVGO	VONG +0.60 points	4.20%	4.80%
Advanced Micro DevicesAMD	VONG +0.41 points	2.51%	2.92%
Eaton PLCETN	SCHG +0.33 points	0.41%	0.08%
Uber TechnologiesUBER	SCHG +0.32 points	0.36%	0.04%
Applied Material IncAMAT	VONG +0.28 points	0.91%	1.19%
PhillipsPSX	SCHG +0.28 points	0.30%	0.02%
Caterpillar IncCAT	VONG +0.27 points	0.81%	1.08%
Eli LillyLLY	SCHG +0.26 points	2.98%	2.71%
Constellation Energy CorpCEG	SCHG +0.22 points	0.24%	0.02%
SandiskSNDK	VONG +0.21 points	0.53%	0.74%
Visa Class AV	SCHG +0.20 points	1.90%	1.70%
IntuitINTU	SCHG +0.18 points	0.25%	0.07%
United RentalsURI	SCHG +0.16 points	0.20%	0.04%
KlaKLAC	VONG +0.16 points	0.59%	0.75%
Sherwin WilliamsSHW	SCHG +0.15 points	0.21%	0.06%
Kkr and Co IncKKR	SCHG +0.14 points	0.18%	0.04%
Delta Air LinesDAL	SCHG +0.12 points	0.13%	<0.01%
AutozoneAZO	SCHG +0.12 points	0.14%	0.02%
MsciMSCI	SCHG +0.11 points	0.12%	<0.01%
Ge VernovaGEV	VONG +0.11 points	0.64%	0.75%
MoodysMCO	SCHG +0.11 points	0.20%	0.09%
Arista NetworksANET	VONG +0.10 points	0.52%	0.62%
BoeingBA	SCHG +0.10 points	0.37%	0.27%
Palo Alto NetworksPANW	VONG +0.10 points	0.84%	0.94%
Royal Caribbean GroupRCL	SCHG +0.10 points	0.21%	0.11%
Workday Class AWDAY	SCHG +0.10 points	0.11%	<0.01%
ServicenowNOW	VONG +0.09 points	0.31%	0.40%
Meta Platforms Class AMETA	VONG +0.09 points	3.74%	3.83%
CoherentCOHR	SCHG +0.10 points	0.13%	0.03%
FortinetFTNT	VONG +0.09 points	0.23%	0.32%
Mastercard Class AMA	SCHG +0.09 points	1.40%	1.31%
Transdigm GroupTDG	SCHG +0.09 points	0.18%	0.09%
Western Digital CorpWDC	VONG +0.07 points	0.39%	0.46%
Ge AerospaceGE	VONG +0.07 points	0.88%	0.95%
Booking HoldingsBKNG	VONG +0.06 points	0.31%	0.37%
Marriott International Class AMAR	SCHG +0.06 points	0.23%	0.17%
Ulta Beauty IncULTA	SCHG +0.06 points	0.08%	0.02%
Crowdstrike Holdings Class ACRWD	VONG +0.06 points	0.72%	0.78%
TeradyneTER	VONG +0.05 points	0.13%	0.18%
Interactive Brokers Group Inc ClasIBKR	SCHG +0.06 points	0.10%	0.04%
Sofi TechnologiesSOFI	SCHG +0.05 points	0.06%	<0.01%
Cloudflare Class ANET	VONG +0.06 points	0.27%	0.33%
HeicoHEI	SCHG +0.05 points	0.09%	0.04%
Super Micro Computer IncSMCI	SCHG +0.04 points	0.05%	<0.01%
Comfort Systems UsaFIX	VONG +0.04 points	0.13%	0.17%
Howmet AerospaceHWM	VONG +0.04 points	0.22%	0.26%
Tesla IncTSLA	SCHG +0.04 points	3.09%	3.05%
DocusignDOCU	SCHG +0.04 points	0.04%	<0.01%
Astera LabsALAB	VONG +0.04 points	0.12%	0.16%
MksMKSI	SCHG +0.04 points	0.04%	<0.01%
Trane Technologies PLCTT	VONG +0.03 points	0.26%	0.29%
Tradeweb Markets Inc Class ATW	SCHG +0.04 points	0.04%	<0.01%
Mckesson CorpMCK	SCHG +0.03 points	0.31%	0.28%
Rbc BearingsRBC	SCHG +0.03 points	0.04%	<0.01%
Lpl Financial HoldingsLPLA	SCHG +0.03 points	0.06%	0.03%
Clean Harbors IncCLH	SCHG +0.03 points	0.04%	<0.01%
Monolithic Power Systems IncMPWR	VONG +0.03 points	0.16%	0.19%
Rocket Lab CorpRKLB	VONG +0.02 points	0.09%	0.11%
Ww Grainger IncGWW	SCHG +0.02 points	0.16%	0.14%
SnowflakeSNOW	VONG +0.02 points	0.31%	0.33%
Rubrik Class ARBRK	SCHG +0.02 points	0.06%	0.04%
Texas Roadhouse IncTXRH	SCHG +0.02 points	0.03%	<0.01%
NvrNVR	SCHG +0.02 points	0.04%	0.02%
Five BelowFIVE	SCHG +0.03 points	0.04%	0.01%
Datadog Inc Class ADDOG	VONG +0.02 points	0.24%	0.26%
Quanta Services IncPWR	VONG +0.02 points	0.26%	0.28%
Idexx LaboratoriesIDXX	SCHG +0.02 points	0.12%	0.10%
Lennox InternationalLII	SCHG +0.02 points	0.03%	<0.01%
Doordash Class ADASH	VONG +0.02 points	0.18%	0.20%
Curtiss WrightCW	SCHG +0.02 points	0.05%	0.03%
Credo Technology Group Holding LtdCRDO	VONG +0.02 points	0.08%	0.10%
Take Two Interactive SoftwareTTWO	VONG +0.02 points	0.09%	0.11%
Tko Group Holdings Inc Class ATKO	SCHG +0.02 points	0.03%	0.01%
Applovin Class AAPP	VONG +0.01 points	0.19%	0.20%
Carpenter TechnologyCRS	VONG +0.02 points	0.04%	0.06%
VistraVST	VONG +0.02 points	0.12%	0.14%
Vertiv Holdings Class AVRT	VONG +0.01 points	0.26%	0.27%
Emcor GroupEME	VONG +0.02 points	0.08%	0.10%
Robinhood Markets Class AHOOD	VONG +0.01 points	0.20%	0.21%
Talen EnergyTLN	SCHG +0.01 points	0.04%	0.03%
ElasticESTC	SCHG +0.02 points	0.03%	0.01%
Targa ResourcesTRGP	SCHG +0.01 points	0.18%	0.17%
Sterling InfrastructureSTRL	VONG +0.01 points	0.03%	0.04%
SitimeSITM	VONG +0.01 points	0.03%	0.04%
Mongodb Class AMDB	SCHG +0.01 points	0.08%	0.07%
Digitalocean HoldingsDOCN	VONG +0.01 points	0.03%	0.04%
CienaCIEN	VONG +0.02 points	0.13%	0.15%
Fair IsaacFICO	SCHG +0.01 points	0.04%	0.03%
Hilton Worldwide HoldingsHLT	SCHG +0.01 points	0.22%	0.21%
Revolution MedicinesRVMD	VONG +0.02 points	0.10%	0.12%
Intuitive SurgicalISRG	SCHG +0.01 points	0.43%	0.42%
Dycom Industries IncDY	SCHG +0.01 points	0.02%	<0.01%

All 189 SCHG holdings⁠All 394 VONG 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.

SCHG vs VONG Cost

Overpaying VONG vs SCHG

$421

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

SCHG 0.04%
$849
VONG 0.06%
$1,270

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

SCHG 0.04%
VONG 0.06%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	SCHG	VONG	Overpaying
10	$73	$110	$37
20	$288	$432	$144
30	$849	$1,270	$421

Expense ratio

0.04%SCHG, cheaper
0.06%VONG

SCHG0.04%VONG0.06%

0.03%0.70%

Middle half of US Growth Index funds
Median 0.18%

SCHG 2nd cheapest of 35 funds

VONG 9th cheapest of 35 funds

SCHG vs VONG Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): SCHG 0.40%; VONG 0.48%, better
Payout (12M): SCHG $0.14; VONG $0.58
Last payment: SCHG $0.04; VONG $0.14
Ex-dividend: SCHG Sep 23, 2026; VONG Sep 23, 2026
Paid on: SCHG Sep 28, 2026; VONG Sep 25, 2026
Frequency: SCHG Quarterly; VONG Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

SCHGQuarterly · 42 paymentsAll SCHG payments⁠

VONGQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VONG payments⁠

SCHG vs VONG Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

SCHG
VONG

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: SCHG 16.5%, betterVONG 16.9%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: SCHG 1.16, betterVONG 1.02
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: SCHG −34.6%VONG −32.7%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: SCHG 1.20VONG 1.16; Market = 1

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SCHG vs VONG

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How SCHG and VONG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in SCHG

Only in VONG

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

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How SCHG and VONG differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in SCHG

Only in VONG

Weight gaps