Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
SCHD vs XBI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHD returned +34.5% to XBI's +41.2%, and SCHD charges 0.06% to XBI's 0.35%.
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Net assets: $112.3bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF, and $10.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF.
Pair scorecard
SCHD costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points.
| Measure | SCHD | XBI |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +34.5% | +41.2% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 8.9%, high on Feb 8, 2021 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index | Biotech |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.35% |
| Net assets, SCHD as of Aug 31, 2026 and XBI as of Oct 27, 2026 | $112.3bn | $10.3bn |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 98% | |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 2% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 41.7% | 18% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SCHD and XBI hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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2% in common
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Side by side
SCHD and XBI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHD
SCHD tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +34.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 41.7%.
XBI
By weight, 13% of XBI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 18% of the fund across 165 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +41.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 8.9% below its all-time high of Feb 8, 2021.
Questions people ask
- Are SCHD and XBI in the same category?
- SCHD is a stock ETF and XBI is a thematic ETF, so they do different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and holdings.
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or XBI?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +34.5% and XBI +41.2%.
- Which is cheaper, SCHD or XBI?
- SCHD is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 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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