FLQL vs SCHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
FLQL and SCHB hold 52% of their weight in the same names, and FLQL returned +18.4% over the year. Net assets: $2.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Franklin U.S. Large Cap Multifactor Index 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 1.6 points.
| FLQL | SCHB | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, FLQL as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHB as of May 31, 2026 | $2.2bn | $43.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.4% | +16.8% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index |
| Holdings in common | 52% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 36.0% | 34.9% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FLQL and SCHB hold 52% 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 Jun 30, 2026.
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52% in common
On the same fields
FLQL and SCHB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About FLQL
FLQL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 215 positions, with the top ten at 36.0%.
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, FLQL or SCHB?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLQL returned +18.4% and SCHB +16.8%.
- Which is cheaper, FLQL 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.
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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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