QUS vs SCHX: Differences, Returns & Fees
QUS and SCHX hold 60% of their weight in the same names, and SCHX returned +16.6% over the year. Net assets: $1.6bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors ETF, and $72.6bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.
SCHX costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.4 points; SCHX is far larger, $52.6bn against $1.5bn.
| QUS | SCHX | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025 | $1.5bn | $52.6bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.2% | +16.6% |
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Factor Mix A-Series Capped Index ? | Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index |
| Holdings in common | 60% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 23.0% | 37.3% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, QUS and SCHX hold 60% 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 8, 2026.
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60% in common
On the same fields
QUS and SCHX on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About QUS
QUS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 514 positions, with the top ten at 23.0%.
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, QUS or SCHX?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QUS returned +15.2% and SCHX +16.6%.
- Which is cheaper, QUS or SCHX?
- SCHX 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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