Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or SECT?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +14.8% and SECT +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, SCHB or SECT?

SCHB is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SCHB and SECT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 88% of SCHB and 0% of SECT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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SCHB vs SECT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, SCHB returned +14.8% to SECT's +13.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $44.6bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF, and $2.8bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Main Sector Rotation ETF.

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At a glance

+14.8%

SCHB total return, 1 year

+13.1%

SECT total return, 1 year

0.03%

SCHB expense ratio

0.69%

SECT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHB costs 0.66 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

SCHB vs SECT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SCHB	SECT
Return
Measure	SCHB	SECT
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+13.1%
Drawdown
Measure	SCHB	SECT
Below its high		3.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SCHB	SECT
What it tracks	Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	SCHB	SECT
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.69%
Net assets, SCHB as of Aug 31, 2026 and SECT as of Jul 31, 2026	$44.6bn	$2.8bn
Holdings
Measure	SCHB	SECT
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	33.7%	99.6%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SCHB and SECT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SCHB SECT

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SCHB

NVIDIA Corp 7.20%

Apple Inc 6.27%

Microsoft Corp 5.08%

Amazon.com Inc 3.42%

Alphabet Inc 2.68%

Broadcom Inc 2.36%

Alphabet Inc 2.13%

Meta Platforms Inc 1.69%

Only in SECT

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 38.39%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 19.67%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 12.44%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 9.03%

INVESCO EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST II 6.08%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 6.02%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 4.01%

SELECT SECTOR SPDR TRUST (THE) 3.91%

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Side by side

SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF SECT Main Sector Rotation ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Schwab Main

What it is Tracks an index of US broad market Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +14.8% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.8% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −1.7 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.69%

Already in the S&P 500 88.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2372 8

Net assets, SCHB as of Aug 31, 2026 and SECT as of Jul 31, 2026 $44.6bn $2.8bn

SCHB and SECT on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

SCHB

SCHB tracks an index of US broad market. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,372 positions, with the top ten at 33.7%.

SECT

SECT is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.69% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 99.6%. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or SECT?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +14.8% and SECT +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, SCHB or SECT?: SCHB is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHB and SECT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 88% of SCHB and 0% of SECT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

SCHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Schwab website ↗

SECT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SECT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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