DIA vs SCHD: 18% overlap

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF share 18.0% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

Different holding dates. These holdings were published about 2 months apart — SCHD as of 2026-05-31, the rest through 2026-07-23. Each fund is compared using its most recent file, so any trading in between shows up as a difference.

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1.8Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.8. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
18.0%
DIA expense ratio
0.16%
SCHD expense ratio
0.06%

Top shared holdings

DIA and SCHD hold 7 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin DIAin SCHDΔ
UNH4.9%5.1%0.2%
AMGN4.3%3.5%0.8%
HD3.7%3.4%0.4%
CVX2.2%3.8%1.6%
PG1.7%3.5%1.9%
MRK1.5%3.9%2.4%
KO0.9%4.0%3.0%

Where DIA and SCHD differ

Sector weights as a share of each fund, ordered by the size of the gap rather than the size of the sector — two funds that overlap heavily still usually diverge somewhere.

SectorDIASCHDΔ
Financials28.6%8.8%+19.8pp
Consumer Staples3.9%18.4%14.6pp
Energy2.2%14.6%12.3pp
Industrials17.5%10.8%+6.6pp
Health Care13.6%18.3%4.7pp
Materials3.6%0.1%+3.5pp
Consumer Discretionary9.9%6.8%+3.1pp
Information Technology15.9%12.9%+3.0pp

Δ is DIA minus SCHD, in percentage points. Sector data is not published by every issuer, so “Unclassified” is a real category rather than a gap in the table.

What each fund holds alone

Only in DIA
23 positions

80.7% of DIA by weight, held in no part of SCHD.

Only in SCHD
93 positions

72.7% of SCHD by weight, held in no part of DIA.

A large count with a small weight is the usual shape: the positions one fund adds are typically its smallest ones.

Concentration and cost

DIASCHD
Top 10 holdings56.2%43.6%
Positions held31101
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$16$6

Cost is the expense ratio applied to $10,000; it excludes any brokerage commission, bid-ask spread or tax consequence. Figures are facts about the funds, not a suggestion about which to hold.

Frequently asked

How much do DIA and SCHD overlap?

DIA and SCHD overlap 18.0% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 7 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (DIA as of 2026-07-23, SCHD as of 2026-05-31).

How is the overlap between DIA and SCHD calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If DIA holds a stock at 6% and SCHD holds the same stock at 4%, 4% counts as shared. The result is bounded between 0% and 100%, and it is computed after looking through any fund-of-funds to the underlying holdings.

Is it redundant to hold both DIA and SCHD?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 18.0% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does DIA own that SCHD doesn't?

DIA holds 31 positions and SCHD holds 101; 23 of DIA's positions don't appear in SCHD at all, and they are 80.7% of DIA by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, DIA as of 2026-07-23, SCHD as of 2026-05-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.