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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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DVY vs SCHX: how they differ

DVY and SCHX hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and DVY returned more over the year.

iShares Select Dividend ETF and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and SCHX hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions DVY and SCHX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingDVYSCHX
EXXON MOBIL CORP0.99%0.89%
CHEVRON CORP1.38%0.50%
COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE)0.92%0.45%
MERCK & COMPANY INC0.87%0.43%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP0.83%0.41%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC1.02%0.40%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC1.85%0.29%
MCDONALD'S CORP0.69%0.29%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC0.98%0.27%
AT&T INC1.23%0.25%
GILEAD SCIENCES INC0.66%0.24%
PFIZER INC2.22%0.22%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in DVYOnly in SCHX
LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV 1.53%NVIDIA Corp 7.51%
SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC 1.08%Apple Inc 6.71%
INVESCO LTD 1.07%Microsoft Corp 4.89%
BUNGE GLOBAL SA 0.87%Amazon.com Inc 3.87%
UGI CORP 0.70%Alphabet Inc 3.24%
IDACORP INC 0.68%Broadcom Inc 3.10%
CHORD ENERGY CORP 0.67%Alphabet Inc 2.58%
ONEMAIN HOLDINGS INC 0.63%Meta Platforms Inc 2.02%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

DVY and SCHX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
DVY
iShares Select Dividend ETF
SCHX
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesSchwab
What it isUS dividendU.S. Large-Cap
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+16.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.5 pts−0.7 pts
Expense ratio0.38%0.03%
Already in the S&P 50080.5%94.9%
Holdings100748

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 18.3%.

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, DVY or SCHX?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +18.0% and SCHX returned +16.8%, so DVY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, DVY or SCHX?
DVY charges 0.38% a year and SCHX charges 0.03%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DVY and SCHX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 95% of SCHX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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