Which returned more over the last year, SCHG or XT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +12.7% and XT returned +25.7%, so XT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHG or XT?

SCHG charges 0.04% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SCHG and XT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHG and 64% of XT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are SCHG and XT the same kind of fund?

No. SCHG is an index ETF and XT is a thematic ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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

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SCHG vs XT: how they differ

Over the year XT returned more, +25.7% against +12.7%, and SCHG charges 0.04% against 0.46%.

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF and iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHG and XT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SCHG	Only in XT
NVIDIA Corp 11.02%	MICROSOFT 4.21%
Apple Inc 9.84%	NVIDIA 4.18%
Microsoft Corp 7.18%	ELI LILLY 3.90%
Amazon.com Inc 5.68%	TESLA INC 3.55%
Alphabet Inc 4.76%	TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 3.55%
Broadcom Inc 4.55%	JOHNSON & JOHNSON 3.48%
Tesla Inc 3.92%	ANALOG DEVICES 2.88%
Alphabet Inc 3.78%	AMAZON.COM INC 2.87%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

SCHG and XT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF	XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Thematic ETF
Issuer	Schwab	iShares
What it is	U.S. Large-Cap Growth	Broad innovation and megatrends
Total return, 1 year	+12.7%	+25.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.8 pts	+8.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.46%
Already in the S&P 500	95.4%	64.0%
Holdings	193	192

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%.

XT in plain words

By weight, 64% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 34% of the fund across 192 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +25.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 8.2 pts.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHG or XT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +12.7% and XT returned +25.7%, so XT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHG or XT?: SCHG charges 0.04% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHG and XT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHG and 64% of XT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are SCHG and XT the same kind of fund?: No. SCHG is an index ETF and XT is a thematic ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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