OriginaveIVV vs SCHG: which ETF won each year?
Yearly returns side by side, one winner per year — dividends included, priced as you'd actually buy them.
IVVtracks the S&P 500 Index
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trusttracks the S&P 500 Index
VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFtracks the S&P 500 Index- IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFtracks the S&P 500 Index
- VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETFtracks the CRSP US Total Market Index
QQQInvesco QQQ Trusttracks the Nasdaq-100 Index- QQQMInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETFtracks the Nasdaq-100 Index
- VGTVanguard Information Technology ETFtracks the MSCI US IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index
- ACWIiShares MSCI ACWI ETFtracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- VTVanguard Total World Stock ETFtracks the FTSE Global All Cap Index
- URTHiShares MSCI World ETFtracks the MSCI World Index
SCHGSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFtracks the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index- SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFtracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
- VTVVanguard Value ETFtracks the CRSP US Large Cap Value Index
- VUGVanguard Growth ETFtracks the CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index
- MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFtracks the MSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index
- SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETFtracks the S&P 500 Momentum Index
- SPHQInvesco S&P 500 Quality ETFtracks the S&P 500 Quality Index
SCHGtracks the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index
- SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trusttracks the S&P 500 Index
- VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFtracks the S&P 500 Index
- IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFtracks the S&P 500 Index
- VTIVanguard Total Stock Market ETFtracks the CRSP US Total Market Index
- QQQInvesco QQQ Trusttracks the Nasdaq-100 Index
- QQQMInvesco NASDAQ 100 ETFtracks the Nasdaq-100 Index
- VGTVanguard Information Technology ETFtracks the MSCI US IMI Information Technology 25/50 Index
- ACWIiShares MSCI ACWI ETFtracks the MSCI ACWI Index
- VTVanguard Total World Stock ETFtracks the FTSE Global All Cap Index
- URTHiShares MSCI World ETFtracks the MSCI World Index
- SCHGSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETFtracks the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index
- SCHDSchwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFtracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
- VTVVanguard Value ETFtracks the CRSP US Large Cap Value Index
- VUGVanguard Growth ETFtracks the CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index
- MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFtracks the MSCI USA Momentum SR Variant Index
- SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETFtracks the S&P 500 Momentum Index
- SPHQInvesco S&P 500 Quality ETFtracks the S&P 500 Quality Index
IVV tracks the S&P 500 IndexSCHG tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index
What did the last 10 years do to $10,000?
You invest $10,000 at the start of the window and touch nothing — dividends reinvested, the running year not counted.
IVV vs SCHG, year by year
Calendar-year total returns (dividends included) side by side, and who took the crown each year. A dash means the fund did not exist yet.
| Year | IVV | SCHG | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | +9.92% | +3.97% | IVV |
| 2025 | +17.85% | +17.50% | IVV |
| 2024 | +24.93% | +34.96% | SCHG |
| 2023 | +26.31% | +50.11% | SCHG |
| 2022 | -18.16% | -31.80% | IVV |
| 2021 | +28.76% | +28.12% | IVV |
| 2020 | +18.40% | +39.14% | SCHG |
| 2019 | +31.25% | +36.02% | SCHG |
| 2018 | -4.49% | -1.36% | SCHG |
| 2017 | +21.75% | +28.05% | SCHG |
| 2016 | +11.54% | +6.55% | IVV |
| 2015 | +1.28% | +3.24% | SCHG |
| 2014 | +13.57% | +15.80% | SCHG |
| 2013 | +32.31% | +34.04% | SCHG |
| 2012 | +16.06% | +16.89% | SCHG |
| 2011 | +1.88% | -0.74% | IVV |
| 2010 | +15.10% | +14.92% | IVV |
| 2009 | +26.61% | — | — |
| 2008 | -37.01% | — | — |
| 2007 | +5.29% | — | — |
| 2006 | +15.94% | — | — |
| 2005 | +4.87% | — | — |
| 2004 | +10.79% | — | — |
| 2003 | +28.46% | — | — |
| 2002 | -21.53% | — | — |
| 2001 | -11.96% | — | — |
| 2000 | -6.08% | — | — |
IVV vs SCHG in plain words
IVV tracks the S&P 500 Index while SCHG follows the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. IVV charges 0.03% a year in running costs and SCHG charges 0.04% — IVV is the cheaper fund to hold.
Both funds distribute: dividends land in your account as cash instead of being reinvested automatically. Across the 17 calendar years both funds were trading, IVV finished the year ahead 7 times and SCHG 10 times. $10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth $39,497 in IVV versus $52,975 in SCHG by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested.
Fund facts: IVV vs SCHG
| Fact | IVV | SCHG |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF |
| Tracks | S&P 500 Index | Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index |
| Yearly cost (TER) | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Dividends | Distributing — dividends paid out | Distributing — dividends paid out |
| Launched | 15 May 2000 | 11 Dec 2009 |
Frequently asked
Is IVV or SCHG better?
Across the 17 calendar years both funds were trading, IVV finished the year ahead 7 times and SCHG 10 times. $10,000 invested at the start of 2016 was worth $39,497 in IVV versus $52,975 in SCHG by the end of 2025, dividends reinvested. Past returns don't promise future ones — but this is what actually happened.
What is the difference between IVV and SCHG?
IVV tracks the S&P 500 Index while SCHG follows the Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index, so they own different slices of the market and their years can look very different. IVV charges 0.03% a year in running costs and SCHG charges 0.04% — IVV is the cheaper fund to hold. Both funds distribute: dividends land in your account as cash instead of being reinvested automatically.
What would $10,000 in IVV have become?
$10,000 invested in IVV at the start of 2016 grew to $39,497 by the end of 2025, with dividends reinvested — an average of 14.7% per year.