MDY vs SCHX: 3% overlap

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF share 2.7% 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 — SCHX 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
2.7%
MDY expense ratio
0.23%
SCHX expense ratio
0.03%

Top shared holdings

MDY and SCHX hold 159 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin MDYin SCHXΔ
TWLO0.8%0.0%0.7%
CW0.8%0.0%0.7%
P0.7%0.0%0.6%
XPO0.7%0.0%0.7%
ILMN0.8%0.0%0.8%
UTHR0.6%0.0%0.6%
MTZ0.6%0.0%0.6%
CRS0.8%0.0%0.8%
OKTA0.6%0.0%0.6%
ENTG0.6%0.0%0.5%

Where MDY and SCHX 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.

SectorMDYSCHXΔ
Information Technology13.8%36.8%22.9pp
Industrials25.4%8.2%+17.2pp
Communication Services1.5%10.1%8.5pp
Real Estate6.9%1.9%+4.9pp
Materials5.4%1.4%+4.0pp
Financials14.8%10.9%+3.9pp
Unclassified0.0%3.4%3.4pp
Energy4.9%3.2%+1.7pp

Δ is MDY minus SCHX, 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
240 positions

46.6% of MDY by weight, held in no part of SCHX.

Only in SCHX
590 positions

97.3% of SCHX 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

MDYSCHX
Top 10 holdings7.6%37.3%
Positions held400750
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 SCHX overlap?

MDY and SCHX overlap 2.7% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 159 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (MDY as of 2026-07-23, SCHX as of 2026-05-31).

How is the overlap between MDY and SCHX 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 SCHX 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 SCHX?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 2.7% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does MDY own that SCHX doesn't?

MDY holds 400 positions and SCHX holds 750; 240 of MDY's positions don't appear in SCHX at all, and they are 46.6% of MDY by weight.

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