JPEF vs SCHX: Differences, Returns & Fees
JPEF and SCHX hold 39% of their weight in the same names, and SCHX returned +16.6% over the year. Net assets: $2.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan Equity Focus ETF, and $72.6bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.
SCHX costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points.
| JPEF | SCHX | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.44% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, JPEF as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHX as of May 31, 2026 | $2.1bn | $72.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.4% | +16.6% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index |
| Holdings in common | 39% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 45.6% | 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, JPEF and SCHX 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
JPEF and SCHX on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About JPEF
JPEF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.44% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 40 positions, with the top ten at 45.6%.
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, JPEF or SCHX?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JPEF returned +12.4% and SCHX +16.6%.
- Which is cheaper, JPEF or SCHX?
- SCHX is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 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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