Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHX vs XLI: how they differ
SCHX and XLI hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and SCHX returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF and State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHX and XLI hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCHX | XLI |
|---|---|---|
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.60% | 8.52% |
| General Electric Co | 0.50% | 6.77% |
| GE Vernova Inc | 0.38% | 5.48% |
| RTX Corp | 0.35% | 4.44% |
| Boeing Co/The | 0.27% | 2.96% |
| Eaton Corp PLC | 0.23% | 2.87% |
| Union Pacific Corp | 0.23% | 2.81% |
| Uber Technologies Inc | 0.21% | 2.55% |
| Deere & Co | 0.20% | 2.77% |
| Vertiv Holdings Co | 0.18% | 2.23% |
| Lockheed Martin Corp | 0.16% | 1.79% |
| Parker-Hannifin Corp | 0.16% | 2.14% |
| Only in SCHX | Only in XLI |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 7.51% | Honeywell International Inc 1.23% |
| Apple Inc 6.71% | Honeywell Aerospace Inc 1.22% |
| Microsoft Corp 4.89% | Fedex Freight Holding Co Inc 0.28% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.87% | |
| Alphabet Inc 3.24% | |
| Broadcom Inc 3.10% | |
| Alphabet Inc 2.58% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.02% |
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 Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF | XLI State Street(R) Industrial Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | State Street |
| What it is | U.S. Large-Cap | Industrials |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.8% | +14.3% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.7 pts | −3.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.08% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 94.9% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 748 | 81 |
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%.
XLI in plain words
XLI is an index equity fund tracking the Industrials. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.3% 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 81 positions, with the top ten at 41.4%. It sat 7.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHX or XLI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHX returned +16.8% and XLI returned +14.3%, so SCHX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHX or XLI?
- SCHX charges 0.03% a year and XLI charges 0.08%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHX and XLI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHX and 100% of XLI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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