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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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SCHD vs XLY: how they differ

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

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHD and XLY 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 SCHDOnly in XLY
QUALCOMM Inc 6.75%AMAZON.COM INC 24.68%
Texas Instruments Inc 5.92%TESLA INC 17.84%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10%HOME DEPOT INC 5.31%
Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96%MCDONALD S CORP 4.09%
Merck & Co Inc 3.87%BOOKING HOLDINGS INC 3.52%
Chevron Corp 3.84%TJX COMPANIES INC 3.44%
Verizon Communications Inc 3.66%STARBUCKS CORP 2.96%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55%LOWE S COS INC 2.88%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

SCHD and XLY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
XLY
State Street(R) Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabState Street
What it isUS dividendConsumer discretionary
Total return, 1 year+27.6%−4.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+10.1 pts−21.6 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50095.1%100.0%
Holdings9949

SCHD in plain words

SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

XLY in plain words

XLY is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer discretionary. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −4.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 49 positions, with the top ten at 68.7%. It sat 8.9% below its high of Jan 12, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or XLY?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and XLY returned −4.1%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHD or XLY?
SCHD charges 0.06% a year and XLY charges 0.08%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHD and XLY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHD and 100% of XLY 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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