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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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SCHB vs XBI: how they differ

SCHB and XBI are both equity index funds, and over the year XBI returned more, +64.0% against +17.2%.

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF.

SCHB and XBI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHB
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
XBI
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabState Street
What it isUS broad market, book from ITOTSPDR S&P Biotech
Total return, 1 year+17.2%+64.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.3 pts+46.5 pts
Expense rationot published0.35%
Holdingsnot filed150

SCHB in plain words

SCHB is an index equity fund tracking the US broad market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

XBI in plain words

XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% 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, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 13.3%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or XBI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +17.2% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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SCHB against XBI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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