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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHP returned −0.8% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHP or XLP?

SCHP charges 0.03% a year and XLP 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 XLP: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHP and XLP 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 XLP
United States Treasury 4.09%	Walmart Inc 10.84%
United States Treasury 4.03%	Costco Wholesale Corp 9.06%
United States Treasury 4.02%	Procter & Gamble Co/The 7.46%
United States Treasury 3.79%	Coca-Cola Co/The 6.87%
United States Treasury 3.62%	Philip Morris International Inc 6.16%
United States Treasury 3.42%	Colgate-Palmolive Co 4.71%
United States Treasury 3.39%	Altria Group Inc 4.55%
United States Treasury 3.38%	Monster Beverage Corp 4.47%

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 XLP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF	XLP State Street(R) Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	State Street
What it is	US TIPS	Consumer staples
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+6.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.4 pts	−11.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.08%
Holdings	48	34

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.

XLP in plain words

XLP is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +6.3% 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 34 positions, with the top ten at 62.6%. It sat 6.2% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHP or XLP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHP returned −0.8% and XLP returned +6.3%, so XLP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHP or XLP?: SCHP charges 0.03% a year and XLP charges 0.08%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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