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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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FNDX vs IYR: how they differ

FNDX and IYR hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and FNDX returned more over the year.

Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF and iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FNDX and IYR hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FNDX and IYR both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFNDXIYR
Prologis Inc0.12%8.77%
American Tower Corp0.10%3.88%
Weyerhaeuser Co0.08%1.28%
CBRE Group Inc0.08%2.93%
Crown Castle Inc0.08%2.46%
Equinix Inc0.08%4.58%
Welltower Inc0.08%10.88%
Digital Realty Trust Inc0.08%4.41%
Simon Property Group Inc0.08%4.79%
Ventas Inc0.05%3.21%
Jones Lang LaSalle Inc0.05%1.07%
Public Storage0.05%3.74%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FNDXOnly in IYR
Apple Inc 4.64%OMEGA HEALTHCARE INVESTORS, INC. 1.05%
Intel Corp 2.57%EQUITY LIFESTYLE PROPERTIES, INC. 0.93%
Alphabet Inc 2.38%COSTAR GROUP, INC. 0.86%
Microsoft Corp 2.33%EASTGROUP PROPERTIES, INC. 0.81%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29%AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT 0.79%
Alphabet Inc 1.90%FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST 0.72%
Amazon.com Inc 1.86%BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. 0.72%
Micron Technology Inc 1.60%AGREE REALTY CORPORATION 0.68%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

FNDX and IYR on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FNDX
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF
IYR
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabiShares
What it isFundamental U.S. Large CompanyU.S. Real Estate
Total return, 1 year+26.1%+4.7%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+8.6 pts−12.8 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.37%
Already in the S&P 50091.2%80.4%
Holdings73361

FNDX in plain words

FNDX is an index equity fund tracking the Fundamental U.S. Large Company. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 733 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

IYR in plain words

IYR is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 61 positions, with the top ten at 51.5%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FNDX or IYR?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and IYR returned +4.7%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FNDX or IYR?
FNDX charges 0.25% a year and IYR charges 0.37%, so FNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FNDX and IYR overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 91% of FNDX and 80% of IYR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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