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SCHG vs VOOG
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF against Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
SCHG did better over the full period from Oct 28, 2022 to Oct 23, 2026: $1,000 grew to $2,406, versus $2,301 for VOOG, a difference of $105. SCHG also had the lower expense ratio, 0.04% versus 0.07%, and lower 12-month volatility, 16.8% versus 18.3%. However, VOOG led over the 1-month, 3-month, 6-month, YTD, 1-year, and 3-year periods, including 100.1% versus 90.4% over three years. VOOG’s worst drawdown was slightly smaller at -22.2%, compared with -23.4% for SCHG. The funds were highly correlated, with daily-move correlation of 0.975, so their results were broadly similar. The comparison shows that SCHG’s longer-period advantage came despite weaker recent performance, while VOOG currently has the stronger multi-period momentum but somewhat higher volatility and cost.
- 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.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($79); 50-day at $85.
- RSI 35, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 23, so the trend is developing.
Head to head
Which has returned more, SCHG or VOOG?
SCHG beat VOOG in 20 of the last 48 months; VOOG won the other 28. The typical monthly gap was 0.62 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
SCHG: Dec 16, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025; VOOG: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.975
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 1.00
- SCHG move per 1% in VOOG
- 0.952
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.62 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | SCHG | VOOG | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | +9.9% | +5.6% | +4.31 pts |
| May 2023 | +6.3% | +2.6% | +3.70 pts |
| July 2026 | +1.0% | -1.6% | +2.58 pts |
| January 2026 | -1.9% | +0.5% | -2.41 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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