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SCHB vs SCHG
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF against Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
SCHG did better over the period: $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 grew to $2,406, versus $2,019 for SCHB—a 39-point advantage in cumulative percentage return. The outperformance reflects SCHG’s concentrated exposure to large-cap growth stocks, which led in 29 of the last 48 months and delivered stronger three-year returns (+90.4% versus +81.9%). However, SCHG carried higher risk: 16.8% versus SCHB’s 13.0% volatility, and a deeper worst drawdown of -23.4% versus -19.4%. The funds remained highly correlated, with a 0.936 correlation in the last 12 months, so SCHG’s added return came with substantially greater downside exposure rather than fundamentally different market behavior. SCHB also had a slightly lower expense ratio, 0.03% versus 0.04%.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($28); 50-day at $30.
- RSI 42, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 15, so the trend is weak.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($33); 50-day at $36.
- RSI 38, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 23, so the trend is developing.
Head to head
Which has returned more, SCHB or SCHG?
SCHB beat SCHG in 19 of the last 48 months; SCHG won the other 29. The typical monthly gap was 1.42 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
SCHB: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025; SCHG: Dec 16, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.946
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.74
- SCHB move per 1% in SCHG
- 0.936
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 1.42 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | SCHB | SCHG | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | +0.5% | +6.3% | -5.81 pts |
| March 2023 | +2.6% | +8.2% | -5.53 pts |
| June 2024 | +3.1% | +6.9% | -3.81 pts |
| January 2026 | +1.6% | -1.9% | +3.52 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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