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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 XLU: how they differ

FNDX and XLU hold 3% 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) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FNDX and XLU hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FNDX and XLU both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFNDXXLU
Duke Energy Corp0.25%6.97%
NextEra Energy Inc0.24%12.93%
Southern Co/The0.21%7.62%
Dominion Energy Inc0.17%4.24%
American Electric Power Co Inc0.15%5.26%
Exelon Corp0.14%3.37%
Edison International0.12%2.02%
Sempra0.12%4.28%
Consolidated Edison Inc0.10%2.88%
Xcel Energy Inc0.10%3.54%
Entergy Corp0.10%3.71%
PG&E Corp0.10%2.62%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FNDXOnly in XLU
Apple Inc 4.64%
Intel Corp 2.57%
Alphabet Inc 2.38%
Microsoft Corp 2.33%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29%
Alphabet Inc 1.90%
Amazon.com Inc 1.86%
Micron Technology Inc 1.60%

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 XLU on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FNDX
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF
XLU
State Street(R) Utilities Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabState Street
What it isFundamental U.S. Large CompanyUtilities
Total return, 1 year+26.1%+2.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+8.6 pts−15.1 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50091.2%100.0%
Holdings73331

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%.

XLU in plain words

XLU is an index equity fund tracking the Utilities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 31 positions, with the top ten at 57.7%. It sat 10.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FNDX or XLU?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and XLU returned +2.4%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FNDX or XLU?
FNDX charges 0.25% a year and XLU charges 0.08%, so XLU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FNDX and XLU overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 91% of FNDX and 100% of XLU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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