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SCHZ vs VCRB

Both US Aggregate Bond.

Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF · Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
21.3 %

1,335 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of SCHZ and VCRB would leave roughly 21.3% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

SCHZ only 77.4% Shared 21.3% VCRB only 88.2%
In SCHZ only
10,747 positions
Shared
1,335 positions
In VCRB only
1,766 positions

Side by side

SCHZ

Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Schwab · US Aggregate Bond

89 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.030%
Net assets
$10.60B
TTM yield
4.16%
Top-10 conc.
5.4%
VCRB

Vanguard Core Bond ETF

Vanguard · US Aggregate Bond

84 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.10%
Net assets
$7.29B
TTM yield
4.63%
Top-10 conc.
12.9%

Sub-score comparison

97
Cost
90
52
Tax efficiency
51
100
Liquidity
94
100
Concentration
96
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Tracking quality
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SCHZ sub-score VCRB

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

SCHZ is 7 bps cheaper than VCRB. On a $100,000 position that's about $70/yr more in fees for VCRB.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with SCHZ vs VCRB.

Top shared holdings

1,335 shared in total
# Holding In SCHZ In VCRB Overlap
1 United States Treasury 0.38% 0.42% 0.38%
2 United States Treasury 0.37% 0.39% 0.37%
3 United States Treasury 0.38% 0.36% 0.36%
4 United States Treasury 0.38% 0.36% 0.36%
5 United States Treasury 0.44% 0.32% 0.32%
6 United States Treasury 0.39% 0.32% 0.32%
7 United States Treasury 0.27% 0.31% 0.27%
8 United States Treasury 0.26% 0.36% 0.26%
9 United States Treasury 0.24% 0.27% 0.24%
10 United States Treasury 0.24% 0.44% 0.24%
11 United States Treasury 0.24% 0.62% 0.24%
12 United States Treasury 0.23% 1.17% 0.23%

Only in SCHZ

10,747 total
  • United States Treasury 0.38%
  • United States Treasury 0.36%
  • United States Treasury 0.31%
  • United States Treasury 0.31%
  • United States Treasury 0.31%
  • United States Treasury 0.30%
  • United States Treasury 0.30%
  • United States Treasury 0.28%
  • United States Treasury 0.28%
  • United States Treasury 0.28%

Only in VCRB

1,766 total
  • Ginnie Mae II Pool 1.65%
  • Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 1.46%
  • Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 1.45%
  • Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 0.97%
  • Ginnie Mae II Pool 0.53%
  • Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac 0.50%
  • OBX 2026-INV1 Trust 0.41%
  • Agence Francaise de Developpement EPIC 0.39%
  • Cassa Depositi e Prestiti SpA 0.38%
  • Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2025-S2 0.35%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.