EQWL vs SCHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
EQWL and SCHB hold 39% of their weight in the same names, and SCHB returned +16.8% over the year. Net assets: $2.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Invesco S&P 100 Equal Weight ETF, and $43.3bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.
SCHB costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.0 point.
| EQWL | SCHB | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, EQWL as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHB as of May 31, 2026 | $2.8bn | $43.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.8% | +16.8% |
| What it tracks | Blended - S&P 100 Equal Weight Index | Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index |
| Holdings in common | 39% | |
| Holdings dated | Oct 10, 2026 | May 31, 2026 |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 11.6% | 34.9% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, EQWL and SCHB hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
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39% in common
On the same fields
EQWL and SCHB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About EQWL
EQWL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 10, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 11.6%.
About SCHB
SCHB tracks an index of US broad market. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,405 positions, with the top ten at 34.9%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EQWL or SCHB?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EQWL returned +15.8% and SCHB +16.8%.
- Which is cheaper, EQWL or SCHB?
- SCHB is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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