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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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SCHP vs XLG: how they differ

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

Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHP and XLG 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 SCHPOnly in XLG
United States Treasury 4.09%NVIDIA Corp. 13.10%
United States Treasury 4.03%Apple Inc. 10.76%
United States Treasury 4.02%Microsoft Corp. 8.18%
United States Treasury 3.79%Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99%
United States Treasury 3.62%Alphabet Inc. 6.05%
United States Treasury 3.42%Broadcom Inc. 4.85%
United States Treasury 3.39%Alphabet Inc. 4.82%
United States Treasury 3.38%Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

SCHP and XLG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHP
Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
XLG
Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabInvesco
What it isUS TIPSS&P 500 top 50
Total return, 1 year−0.8%+12.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.4 pts−5.3 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.20%
Holdings4851

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.

XLG in plain words

XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHP or XLG?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHP returned −0.8% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHP or XLG?
SCHP charges 0.03% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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SCHP against XLG, 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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