SCHG: A Nice Passive Large-Cap Growth ETF, But GARP Is Better

The Sunday Investor 7.4K Followers Follow Summary Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF remains a high-quality, resilient large-cap growth fund but is rated 'hold' due to a superior alternative in GARP. GARP offers strong earnings growth rates, a cheaper forward P/E, and even higher quality fundamentals, outperforming SCHG by 7.33% since my last review. Both ETFs have high allocation to tech stocks, and with decelerating earnings growth rates forecast for next year, investors should expect some P/E compression to offset roughly 20% EPS growth. SCHG is a solid choice, but GARP appears slightly better fundamentally, so I've assigned it a 'hold' rating. Andrii Yalanskyi/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis I last reviewed the Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF ( SCHG ) on March 27, 2026, when I rated it a "hold" while noting that this "excellent high-quality ETF comes with big short-term risks." SCHG has done well This article was written by The Sunday Investor 7.4K Followers Follow The Sunday Investor is focused exclusively on U.S. Equity ETFs. He has a strong analytical background, has received a Certificate of Advanced Investment Advice from the Canadian Securities Institute, and has completed all the educational requirements for the Chartered Investment Manager designation.Having covered hundreds of ETFs on Seeking Alpha, The Sunday Investor has developed a complex, proprietary ETF Rankings system which he shares on his website, etf-rankings.com. Nearly 1,000 ETFs receive individual factor scores covering costs, liquidity, risk, size, value, dividends, growth, quality, momentum, and sentiment, which feed into an easy-to-understand composite score from 1-10. The Sunday Investor is always active in the comments section in his articles - please don't hesitate to reach out via comment in any article or by visiting etf-rankings.com. Happy Investing! Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of GARP either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.