MDY vs SCHB: 5% overlap

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF share 4.6% 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 2 months apart — SCHB 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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2.0Effective Funds

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Overlap
4.6%
MDY expense ratio
0.23%
SCHB expense ratio
0.03%

Top shared holdings

MDY and SCHB hold 382 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin MDYin SCHBΔ
TWLO0.8%0.0%0.7%
CW0.8%0.0%0.7%
STRL0.6%0.0%0.6%
XPO0.7%0.0%0.7%
P0.7%0.0%0.6%
ILMN0.8%0.0%0.8%
ATI0.8%0.0%0.7%
UTHR0.6%0.0%0.6%
MTSI0.5%0.0%0.5%
CRS0.8%0.0%0.8%

Where MDY and SCHB 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.

SectorMDYSCHBΔ
Information Technology13.8%35.8%22.0pp
Industrials25.4%8.8%+16.6pp
Communication Services1.5%9.6%8.1pp
Real Estate6.9%2.2%+4.7pp
Materials5.4%1.6%+3.9pp
Financials14.8%11.1%+3.7pp
Unclassified0.0%3.5%3.5pp
Energy4.9%3.2%+1.7pp

Δ is MDY minus SCHB, 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 MDY
17 positions

5.2% of MDY by weight, held in no part of SCHB.

Only in SCHB
2,024 positions

95.5% of SCHB by weight, held in no part of MDY.

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

Concentration and cost

MDYSCHB
Top 10 holdings7.6%34.9%
Positions held4002,407
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$23$3

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 MDY and SCHB overlap?

MDY and SCHB overlap 4.6% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 382 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (MDY as of 2026-07-23, SCHB as of 2026-05-31).

How is the overlap between MDY and SCHB calculated?

As the sum of the smaller weight in each fund, over every holding both funds own: Σ min(wA, wB). If MDY holds a stock at 6% and SCHB 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 MDY and SCHB?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 4.6% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does MDY own that SCHB doesn't?

MDY holds 400 positions and SCHB holds 2,407; 17 of MDY's positions don't appear in SCHB at all, and they are 5.2% of MDY by weight.

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