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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FNDX vs XBI: how they differ

FNDX and XBI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and XBI returned more over the year.

Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FNDX and XBI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FNDXOnly in XBI
Apple Inc 4.64%MODERNA INC 2.87%
Intel Corp 2.57%TWIST BIOSCIENCE CORP 1.81%
Alphabet Inc 2.38%HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC 1.47%
Microsoft Corp 2.33%NATERA INC 1.46%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29%KYMERA THERAPEUTICS INC 1.45%
Alphabet Inc 1.90%TRAVERE THERAPEUTICS INC 1.40%
Amazon.com Inc 1.86%ROIVANT SCIENCES LTD 1.39%
Micron Technology Inc 1.60%ORUKA THERAPEUTICS INC 1.38%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

FNDX and XBI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FNDX
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF
XBI
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Biotech ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabState Street
What it isFundamental U.S. Large CompanySPDR S&P Biotech
Total return, 1 year+26.1%+64.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+8.6 pts+46.5 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.35%
Already in the S&P 50091.2%8.5%
Holdings733154

FNDX in plain words

FNDX is an index equity fund tracking the Fundamental U.S. Large Company. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 733 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

XBI in plain words

XBI is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Biotech. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +64.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 8% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 154 positions, with the top ten at 15.9%. It sat 9.6% below its high of Feb 8, 2021 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FNDX or XBI?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and XBI returned +64.0%, so XBI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FNDX or XBI?
FNDX charges 0.25% a year and XBI charges 0.35%, so FNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FNDX and XBI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 91% of FNDX and 8% of XBI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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