Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
SCHG vs XT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHG returned +6.8% to XT's +22.1%, and SCHG charges 0.04% to XT's 0.46%.
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Net assets: $63.0bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF, and $4.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF.
Pair scorecard
SCHG costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.3 points.
| Measure | SCHG | XT |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +6.8% | +22.1% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 3.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Growth Total Stock Market Index | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | ahead by 8.7 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.46% |
| Net assets, SCHG as of Aug 31, 2026 and XT as of Oct 27, 2026 | $63.0bn | $4.1bn |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 69% | |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 31% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 51.0% | 37% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SCHG and XT hold 31% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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31% in common
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Side by side
SCHG and XT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHG
SCHG tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 192 positions, with the top ten at 51.0%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
XT
By weight, 66% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 69%. The top ten holdings are 37% of the fund across 197 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +22.1% with distributions reinvested against +13.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World Index, so a holder was ahead by 8.7 pts.
Questions people ask
- Are SCHG and XT in the same category?
- SCHG is a stock ETF and XT 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, SCHG or XT?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHG returned +6.8% and XT +22.1%.
- Which is cheaper, SCHG or XT?
- SCHG is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 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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