Which returned more over the last year, SCHP or XLE?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHP returned −0.8% and XLE returned +50.7%, so XLE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHP or XLE?

SCHP charges 0.03% a year and XLE charges 0.08%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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SCHP vs XLE: how they differ

SCHP and XLE hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XLE returned more over the year.

Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF and State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHP and XLE 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 SCHP	Only in XLE
United States Treasury 4.09%	Exxon Mobil Corp 22.71%
United States Treasury 4.03%	Chevron Corp 16.12%
United States Treasury 4.02%	ConocoPhillips 6.58%
United States Treasury 3.79%	Williams Cos Inc/The 5.04%
United States Treasury 3.62%	Valero Energy Corp 4.65%
United States Treasury 3.42%	Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.49%
United States Treasury 3.39%	EOG Resources Inc 4.15%
United States Treasury 3.38%	SLB Ltd 4.10%

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.

SCHP and XLE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF	XLE State Street(R) Energy Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	State Street
What it is	US TIPS	Energy
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+50.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.4 pts	+33.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.08%
Holdings	48	21

SCHP in plain words

SCHP is a bond fund tracking the US TIPS. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

XLE in plain words

XLE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 21 positions, with the top ten at 75.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHP or XLE?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHP returned −0.8% and XLE returned +50.7%, so XLE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHP or XLE?: SCHP charges 0.03% a year and XLE charges 0.08%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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