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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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SCHX vs XBI: how they differ

SCHX and XBI hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and XBI returned more over the year.

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHX and XBI hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SCHX and XBI both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSCHXXBI
AbbVie Inc0.56%1.04%
Amgen Inc0.27%1.00%
Gilead Sciences Inc0.24%0.97%
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc0.17%1.06%
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc0.09%0.96%
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc0.06%0.96%
Natera Inc0.04%1.17%
Biogen Inc0.04%1.03%
United Therapeutics Corp0.04%0.93%
Insmed Inc0.03%1.08%
Incyte Corp0.02%1.00%
Moderna Inc0.02%1.41%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SCHXOnly in XBI
NVIDIA Corp 7.51%Apogee Therapeutics Inc 1.49%
Apple Inc 6.71%Twist Bioscience Corp 1.41%
Microsoft Corp 4.89%Oruka Therapeutics Inc 1.38%
Amazon.com Inc 3.87%Kymera Therapeutics Inc 1.36%
Alphabet Inc 3.24%Viking Therapeutics Inc 1.31%
Broadcom Inc 3.10%Praxis Precision Medicines Inc 1.29%
Alphabet Inc 2.58%Erasca Inc 1.27%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.02%Revolution Medicines Inc 1.21%

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 and May 31, 2026.

SCHX and XBI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHX
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
XBI
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabState Street
What it isU.S. Large-CapSPDR S&P Biotech
Total return, 1 year+16.8%+64.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.7 pts+46.5 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50094.9%8.5%
Holdings748150

SCHX in plain words

SCHX is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.8% 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. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 748 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.

XBI in plain words

XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 150 positions, with the top ten at 13.3%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHX or XBI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHX returned +16.8% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHX or XBI?
SCHX charges 0.03% a year and XBI charges 0.35%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHX and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHX and 8% of XBI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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