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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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SCHX vs SPYM: how they differ

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

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHX and SPYM 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 SCHXOnly in SPYM
NVIDIA Corp 7.51%NVIDIA CORP 8.07%
Apple Inc 6.71%APPLE INC 7.32%
Microsoft Corp 4.89%MICROSOFT CORP 5.58%
Amazon.com Inc 3.87%AMAZON.COM INC 3.76%
Alphabet Inc 3.24%ALPHABET INC CL A 2.98%
Broadcom Inc 3.10%BROADCOM INC 2.61%
Alphabet Inc 2.58%ALPHABET INC CL C 2.38%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.02%META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.16%

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.

SCHX and SPYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHX
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
SPYM
State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio S&P 500(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabState Street
What it isU.S. Large-CapS&P 500
Total return, 1 year+16.8%+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.7 pts+0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.03%1.30%
Already in the S&P 50094.9%100.0%
Holdings748507

SCHX in plain words

SCHX is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 748 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.

SPYM in plain words

SPYM is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 1.30% 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 507 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHX or SPYM?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHX returned +16.8% and SPYM returned +17.6%, so SPYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHX or SPYM?
SCHX charges 0.03% a year and SPYM charges 1.30%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHX and SPYM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHX and 100% of SPYM 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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