FDLO vs SCHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

FDLO and SCHB hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and SCHB returned +16.8% over the year. Net assets: $1.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF, and $43.3bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.

SCHB costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points.

FDLOSCHB
Expense ratio0.15%0.03%
Net assets, FDLO as of Sep 30, 2026 and SCHB as of May 31, 2026$1.4bn$43.3bn
Total return, 1 year+12.1%+16.8%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQDow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index
Holdings in common42%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund38.5%34.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+12.1%
FDLO total return, 1 year
+16.8%
SCHB total return, 1 year
0.15%
FDLO expense ratio
0.03%
SCHB expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FDLO and SCHB hold 42% 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 Jul 31, 2026.

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42% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FDLO SCHB
APPLE INC 7.98% 6.26%
MICROSOFT CORP 6.33% 4.57%
AMAZON.COM INC 4.48% 3.62%
ALPHABET INC 6.20% 3.03%
BROADCOM INC 4.08% 2.90%
ELI LILLY and CO 1.80% 1.20%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC DEL 1.81% 1.19%
JPMORGAN CHASE and CO 1.87% 1.10%
VISA INC 1.37% 0.75%
JOHNSON and JOHNSON 1.39% 0.74%
WALMART INC 0.89% 0.69%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 2.20% 0.65%
Only in FDLO
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.13%
AMDOCS LIMITED 0.82%
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC 0.31%
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 0.26%
Only in SCHB
NVIDIA Corp 7.02%
Alphabet Inc 2.41%
Meta Platforms Inc 1.89%
Tesla Inc 1.68%
Micron Technology Inc 1.49%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 1.15%
Exxon Mobil Corp 0.83%
Intel Corp 0.74%

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On the same fields

FDLO
Fidelity Low Volatility Factor ETF
SCHB
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of US broad market
Total return, 1 year +12.1% +16.8%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −5.1 pts −0.4 pts
Expense ratio 0.15% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 96.3% 88.8%
Holdings 123 2405
Net assets, FDLO as of Sep 30, 2026 and SCHB as of May 31, 2026 $1.4bn $43.3bn

FDLO and SCHB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

FDLO in plain words

FDLO tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 123 positions, with the top ten at 38.5%.

SCHB in plain words

SCHB tracks an index of US broad market. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. 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, FDLO or SCHB?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FDLO returned +12.1% and SCHB +16.8%.
Which is cheaper, FDLO or SCHB?
SCHB is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FDLO and SCHB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 96% of FDLO and 89% of SCHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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