Which returned more over the last year, FNDX or SDY?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and SDY returned +11.0%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FNDX or SDY?

FNDX charges 0.25% a year and SDY charges 0.35%, so FNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FNDX and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 91% of FNDX and 85% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 18% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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FNDX vs SDY: how they differ

FNDX and SDY hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and FNDX returned more over the year.

Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FNDX and SDY hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FNDX and SDY both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	FNDX	SDY
Chevron Corp	1.49%	1.28%
Verizon Communications Inc	0.99%	2.15%
Johnson & Johnson	0.97%	1.00%
Exxon Mobil Corp	2.29%	0.93%
Procter & Gamble Co/The	0.66%	1.26%
AbbVie Inc	0.53%	1.63%
QUALCOMM Inc	0.53%	1.57%
Caterpillar Inc	0.60%	0.47%
Texas Instruments Inc	0.43%	1.56%
PepsiCo Inc	0.41%	1.33%
Target Corp	0.40%	1.55%
Nucor Corp	0.39%	0.59%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FNDX	Only in SDY
Apple Inc 4.64%	RB Global Inc 0.60%
Intel Corp 2.57%	Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc 0.58%
Alphabet Inc 2.38%	Cullen/Frost Bankers Inc 0.45%
Alphabet Inc 1.90%	UMB Financial Corp 0.45%
Amazon.com Inc 1.86%	Federal Realty Investment Trust 0.45%
Micron Technology Inc 1.60%	NNN REIT Inc 0.40%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc 1.41%	FactSet Research Systems Inc 0.37%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 1.38%	Commerce Bancshares Inc/MO 0.37%

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 SDY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FNDX Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF	SDY State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	State Street
What it is	Fundamental U.S. Large Company	SPDR S&P Dividend
Total return, 1 year	+26.1%	+11.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+8.6 pts	−6.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.35%
Already in the S&P 500	91.2%	84.6%
Holdings	733	155

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%.

SDY in plain words

SDY is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 155 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FNDX or SDY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and SDY returned +11.0%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FNDX or SDY?: FNDX charges 0.25% a year and SDY charges 0.35%, so FNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FNDX and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 91% of FNDX and 85% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 18% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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