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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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SCHD vs XHB: how they differ

SCHD and XHB hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and SCHD returned more over the year.

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions SCHD and XHB both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSCHDXHB
Home Depot Inc/The3.37%3.28%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SCHDOnly in XHB
QUALCOMM Inc 6.75%Owens Corning 4.10%
Texas Instruments Inc 5.92%Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 3.60%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10%KB Home 3.56%
Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96%Builders FirstSource Inc 3.56%
Merck & Co Inc 3.87%Meritage Homes Corp 3.53%
Chevron Corp 3.84%Toll Brothers Inc 3.52%
Verizon Communications Inc 3.66%Installed Building Products Inc 3.49%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55%PulteGroup Inc 3.44%

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.

SCHD and XHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
XHB
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Homebuilders ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabState Street
What it isUS dividendSPDR S&P Homebuilders
Total return, 1 year+27.6%−16.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+10.1 pts−34.1 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50095.1%45.7%
Holdings9935

SCHD in plain words

SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XHB in plain words

XHB is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −16.6% 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, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 35 positions, with the top ten at 35.6%. It sat 20.6% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or XHB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and XHB returned −16.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHD or XHB?
SCHD charges 0.06% a year and XHB charges 0.35%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHD and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHD and 46% of XHB 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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