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SCHX vs SCHG
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap 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, compared with $2,052 for SCHX—a 140.6% versus 105.2% gain. SCHG’s stronger result reflects its growth-focused exposure, which won in 29 of the last 48 months, although SCHX prevailed in 19. The trade-off was higher risk: SCHG’s 12-month volatility was 16.8% versus 12.8% for SCHX, and its worst drawdown was -23.4% versus -19.0%. Their daily movements were highly correlated at 0.955, so SCHG delivered meaningfully higher returns without being a fundamentally different market exposure, but with greater downside sensitivity. SCHX also had a slightly lower expense ratio, 0.03% versus 0.04%, and larger fund assets, $74B versus $62B.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($29); 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, SCHX or SCHG?
SCHX beat SCHG in 19 of the last 48 months; SCHG won the other 29. The typical monthly gap was 1.39 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
SCHX: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025; SCHG: Dec 16, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.955
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.74
- SCHX move per 1% in SCHG
- 0.947
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 1.39 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | SCHX | SCHG | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | +0.6% | +6.3% | -5.69 pts |
| March 2023 | +3.4% | +8.2% | -4.80 pts |
| June 2024 | +3.5% | +6.9% | -3.41 pts |
| January 2023 | +6.6% | +9.9% | -3.33 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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