FXAIX vs SCHD: 9% overlap

Fidelity 500 Index and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF share 8.6% 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 3 months apart — FXAIX as of 2026-02-28, the rest through 2026-05-31. Each fund is compared using its most recent file, so any trading in between shows up as a difference.

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1.9Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.9. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
8.6%
FXAIX expense ratio
0.01%
SCHD expense ratio
0.06%

Top shared holdings

FXAIX and SCHD hold 47 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin FXAIXin SCHDΔ
PG0.7%3.5%2.9%
HD0.6%3.4%2.7%
CVX0.6%3.8%3.2%
KO0.5%4.0%3.4%
MRK0.5%3.9%3.3%
UNH0.5%5.1%4.6%
PEP0.4%3.4%3.0%
VZ0.4%3.7%3.3%
AMGN0.4%3.5%3.1%
ABT0.3%3.0%2.6%

Where FXAIX 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.

SectorFXAIXSCHDΔ
Information Technology31.8%12.9%+18.8pp
Consumer Staples5.4%18.4%13.1pp
Energy3.4%14.6%11.1pp
Health Care9.6%18.3%8.7pp
Communication Services10.5%6.0%+4.5pp
Financials12.0%8.8%+3.2pp
Consumer Discretionary9.7%6.8%+2.8pp
Industrials8.3%10.8%2.5pp

Δ is FXAIX 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 FXAIX
458 positions

91.3% of FXAIX by weight, held in no part of SCHD.

Only in SCHD
53 positions

4.8% of SCHD by weight, held in no part of FXAIX.

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

Concentration and cost

FXAIXSCHD
Top 10 holdings36.4%43.6%
Positions held506101
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$1$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 FXAIX and SCHD overlap?

FXAIX and SCHD overlap 8.6% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 47 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (FXAIX as of 2026-02-28, SCHD as of 2026-05-31).

How is the overlap between FXAIX and SCHD calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If FXAIX 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 FXAIX and SCHD?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 8.6% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does FXAIX own that SCHD doesn't?

FXAIX holds 506 positions and SCHD holds 101; 458 of FXAIX's positions don't appear in SCHD at all, and they are 91.3% of FXAIX by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, FXAIX as of 2026-02-28, SCHD as of 2026-05-31. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.