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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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SCHB vs SDY: how they differ

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

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHB and SDY 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 SCHBOnly in SDY
NVIDIA Corp. 6.64%VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 3.33%
Apple, Inc. 5.82%ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.94%
Microsoft Corp. 3.80%REALTY INCOME CORP 2.12%
Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20%CHEVRON CORP 2.09%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.87%PEPSICO INC 1.95%
Broadcom, Inc. 2.45%MEDTRONIC PLC 1.82%
Alphabet, Inc. 2.29%TARGET CORP 1.74%
Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78%NIKE INC CL B 1.53%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

SCHB and SDY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHB
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
SDY
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Dividend ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabState Street
What it isUS broad marketSPDR S&P Dividend
Total return, 1 year+17.2%+11.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.3 pts−6.5 pts
Expense rationot published0.35%
Already in the S&P 50088.3%84.6%
Holdings2497157

SCHB in plain words

SCHB is an index equity fund tracking the US broad market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.

SDY in plain words

SDY is an index equity fund tracking the SPDR S&P Dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.0% 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, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 157 positions, with the top ten at 20.5%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or SDY?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +17.2% and SDY returned +11.0%, so SCHB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
How much do SCHB and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 88% of SCHB and 85% of SDY 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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