SCHB vs XLK: 34% overlap

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF and Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund share 33.9% 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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1.7Effective Funds

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Overlap
33.9%
SCHB expense ratio
0.03%
XLK expense ratio
0.08%

Top shared holdings

SCHB and XLK hold 70 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin SCHBin XLKΔ
NVDA7.0%14.1%7.1%
AAPL6.3%13.2%6.9%
MSFT4.6%7.9%3.3%
AVGO2.9%5.2%2.3%
MU1.5%4.3%2.8%
AMD1.2%4.7%3.5%
INTC0.7%3.2%2.5%
CSCO0.7%3.0%2.4%
LRCX0.5%2.7%2.2%
ORCL0.5%1.4%0.9%

Where SCHB and XLK 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.

SectorSCHBXLKΔ
Information Technology35.8%99.9%64.1pp
Financials11.1%0.0%+11.1pp
Communication Services9.6%0.0%+9.6pp
Consumer Discretionary9.3%0.0%+9.3pp
Industrials8.8%0.0%+8.8pp
Health Care8.4%0.0%+8.4pp
Consumer Staples4.3%0.0%+4.3pp
Unclassified3.5%0.0%+3.5pp

Δ is SCHB minus XLK, 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 SCHB
2,336 positions

66.0% of SCHB by weight, held in no part of XLK.

Only in XLK
5 positions

3.2% of XLK by weight, held in no part of SCHB.

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

Concentration and cost

SCHBXLK
Top 10 holdings34.9%61.3%
Positions held2,40776
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$3$8

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 SCHB and XLK overlap?

SCHB and XLK overlap 33.9% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 70 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SCHB as of 2026-05-31, XLK as of 2026-07-23).

How is the overlap between SCHB and XLK calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 33.9% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SCHB own that XLK doesn't?

SCHB holds 2,407 positions and XLK holds 76; 2,336 of SCHB's positions don't appear in XLK at all, and they are 66.0% of SCHB by weight.

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