IWF vs SCHD: 3% overlap

iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF share 3.2% 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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Overlap
3.2%
IWF expense ratio
0.19%
SCHD expense ratio
0.06%

Top shared holdings

IWF and SCHD hold 16 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin IWFin SCHDΔ
TXN0.8%5.9%5.1%
HD0.7%3.4%2.6%
AMGN0.4%3.5%3.0%
LMT0.4%2.7%2.3%
BX0.2%2.2%2.0%
FAST0.1%1.3%1.1%
KO0.1%4.0%3.8%
ADP0.1%2.2%2.1%
ARES0.1%0.7%0.6%
DRI0.1%0.6%0.5%

Where IWF 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.

SectorIWFSCHDΔ
Information Technology55.0%12.9%+42.0pp
Consumer Staples1.3%18.4%17.1pp
Energy0.5%14.6%14.0pp
Health Care5.6%18.3%12.7pp
Communication Services15.7%6.0%+9.7pp
Financials4.7%8.8%4.1pp
Unclassified0.0%2.9%2.9pp
Industrials8.5%10.8%2.3pp

Δ is IWF 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 IWF
353 positions

96.7% of IWF by weight, held in no part of SCHD.

Only in SCHD
84 positions

68.1% of SCHD by weight, held in no part of IWF.

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

Concentration and cost

IWFSCHD
Top 10 holdings56.1%43.6%
Positions held370101
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$19$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 IWF and SCHD overlap?

IWF and SCHD overlap 3.2% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 16 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (IWF as of 2026-07-23, SCHD as of 2026-05-31).

How is the overlap between IWF and SCHD calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 3.2% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does IWF own that SCHD doesn't?

IWF holds 370 positions and SCHD holds 101; 353 of IWF's positions don't appear in SCHD at all, and they are 96.7% of IWF by weight.

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