SCHG vs VUG ETF holdings comparison
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) · Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG)
SCHG and VUG overlap by 78.8% by portfolio weight. The remaining 21.2 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 100 stocks; the largest shared position is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), contributing 11.01% to the overlap.
The holdings dates differ. This can slightly understate overlap for funds tracking similar indexes.
What this means
SCHG and VUG share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in SCHG | in VUG |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp | NVDA | 11.01% | 13.31% |
| Apple Inc | AAPL | 9.83% | 12.32% |
| Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 7.17% | 9.09% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOGL | 4.75% | 5.54% |
| Amazon.com Inc | AMZN | 5.67% | 4.59% |
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 4.55% | 4.40% |
| Alphabet Inc | GOOG | 3.78% | 4.39% |
| Tesla Inc | TSLA | 3.91% | 3.47% |
| Meta Platforms Inc | META | 3.45% | 4.15% |
| Eli Lilly & Co | LLY | 3.05% | 2.60% |
Holdings only in SCHG or VUG
SCHG has 93 fund-only positions representing approximately 11.7 percentage points of reported exposure; VUG has 52 fund-only positions representing approximately 11.8 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in SCHG
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | UNH | 1.20% |
| Linde PLC | LIN | 0.81% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc | TMO | 0.65% |
| Walt Disney Co/The | DIS | 0.63% |
| Blackrock Inc | BLK | 0.52% |
| Danaher Corp | DHR | 0.40% |
| Progressive Corp/The | PGR | 0.39% |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp | PH | 0.37% |
| Trane Technologies PLC | TT | 0.35% |
| McKesson Corp | MCK | 0.32% |
Largest positions only in VUG
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Lam Research Corp | LRCX | 0.90% |
| Oracle Corp | ORCL | 0.85% |
| McDonald's Corp | MCD | 0.75% |
| TJX Cos Inc/The | TJX | 0.60% |
| Boeing Co/The | BA | 0.53% |
| Amphenol Corp | APH | 0.53% |
| Welltower Inc | WELL | 0.47% |
| Applied Materials Inc | AMAT | 0.47% |
| Stryker Corp | SYK | 0.39% |
| Starbucks Corp | SBUX | 0.35% |
FAQ
How much do SCHG and VUG overlap?
SCHG and VUG have 78.8% overlap by weight, sharing 100 equity positions (out of 193 in SCHG and 152 in VUG). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-05-31 for SCHG and 2026-03-31 for VUG.
What does 78.8% overlap mean?
SCHG and VUG share most of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "high holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do SCHG and VUG both hold?
The largest shared positions are NVIDIA Corp, Apple Inc, Microsoft Corp, Alphabet Inc, Amazon.com Inc. The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between SCHG and VUG?
SCHG has 93 positions not found in VUG, while VUG has 52 positions not found in SCHG. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.