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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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CGDV vs SCHX: how they differ

CGDV and SCHX hold 37% of their weight in the same names, and CGDV returned more over the year.

Capital Group Dividend Value ETF and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGDV and SCHX hold 37% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CGDV and SCHX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCGDVSCHX
NVIDIA Corp5.66%7.51%
Microsoft Corp5.81%4.89%
Alphabet Inc3.60%3.24%
Broadcom Inc5.16%3.10%
Apple Inc2.36%6.71%
Meta Platforms Inc3.33%2.02%
Amazon.com Inc1.88%3.87%
Eli Lilly & Co3.15%1.28%
JPMorgan Chase & Co1.90%1.18%
Exxon Mobil Corp1.34%0.89%
Intel Corp1.09%0.79%
Cisco Systems Inc3.02%0.70%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in CGDVOnly in SCHX
British American Tobacco PLC 2.66%Alphabet Inc 2.58%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 2.17%Tesla Inc 1.79%
Capital Group Central Cash Fund 2.02%Micron Technology Inc 1.60%
TC Energy Corp 1.33%Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.27%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 0.82%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.23%
Visa Inc 0.80%
Johnson & Johnson 0.80%
Walmart Inc 0.74%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

CGDV and SCHX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CGDV
Capital Group Dividend Value ETF
SCHX
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerCapitalSchwab
What it isDividend ValueU.S. Large-Cap
Total return, 1 year+18.7%+16.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.2 pts−0.7 pts
Expense ratio0.33%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50091.0%94.9%
Holdings53748

CGDV in plain words

CGDV is an index equity fund tracking the Dividend Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 53 positions, with the top ten at 38.8%. It sat 4.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

SCHX in plain words

SCHX is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 748 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGDV or SCHX?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGDV returned +18.7% and SCHX returned +16.8%, so CGDV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, CGDV or SCHX?
CGDV charges 0.33% a year and SCHX charges 0.03%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGDV and SCHX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 91% of CGDV and 95% of SCHX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 37% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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