Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHG vs SPHQ: how they differ
SCHG and SPHQ hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and SPHQ returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHG and SPHQ hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCHG | SPHQ |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc | 9.84% | 4.51% |
| Visa Inc | 1.92% | 4.69% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 1.48% | 4.82% |
| Mastercard Inc | 1.41% | 4.32% |
| General Electric Co | 1.19% | 4.16% |
| GE Vernova Inc | 0.91% | 3.15% |
| KLA Corp | 0.88% | 3.27% |
| AppLovin Corp | 0.58% | 1.56% |
| Progressive Corp/The | 0.39% | 1.41% |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp | 0.37% | 1.08% |
| Adobe Inc | 0.37% | 1.45% |
| Constellation Energy Corp | 0.31% | 0.99% |
| Only in SCHG | Only in SPHQ |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 11.02% | Lam Research Corp. 4.10% |
| Microsoft Corp 7.18% | Caterpillar Inc. 3.78% |
| Amazon.com Inc 5.68% | Cisco Systems, Inc. 3.54% |
| Alphabet Inc 4.76% | Procter & Gamble Co. (The) 3.46% |
| Broadcom Inc 4.55% | Coca-Cola Co. (The) 3.34% |
| Tesla Inc 3.92% | Merck & Co., Inc. 2.87% |
| Alphabet Inc 3.78% | Applied Materials, Inc. 2.80% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 3.46% | Gilead Sciences, Inc. 2.28% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF | SPHQ Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Invesco |
| What it is | U.S. Large-Cap Growth | S&P 500 Quality |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.7% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −4.8 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.15% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.4% | 99.9% |
| Holdings | 193 | 99 |
SCHG in plain words
SCHG is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%.
SPHQ in plain words
SPHQ is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Quality. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHG or SPHQ?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +12.7% and SPHQ returned +17.4%, so SPHQ returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHG or SPHQ?
- SCHG charges 0.04% a year and SPHQ charges 0.15%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHG and SPHQ overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHG and 100% of SPHQ by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 16% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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