EQWL vs SCHX: Differences, Returns & Fees
EQWL and SCHX hold 41% of their weight in the same names, and SCHX returned +16.6% over the year. Net assets: $2.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Invesco S&P 100 Equal Weight ETF, and $72.6bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.
SCHX costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.8 points.
| EQWL | SCHX | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, EQWL as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHX as of May 31, 2026 | $2.8bn | $72.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.8% | +16.6% |
| What it tracks | Blended - S&P 100 Equal Weight Index | Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index |
| Holdings in common | 41% | |
| Holdings dated | Oct 10, 2026 | May 31, 2026 |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 11.6% | 37.3% |
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 SCHX hold 41% 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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41% in common
On the same fields
EQWL and SCHX 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 SCHX
SCHX tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 748 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, EQWL or SCHX?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EQWL returned +15.8% and SCHX +16.6%.
- Which is cheaper, EQWL or SCHX?
- SCHX 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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