SCHD vs VTWAX: 5% overlap

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and Vanguard Total World Stock Index Admiral share 4.7% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

Different holding dates. These holdings were published 30 days apart — SCHD as of 2026-05-31, the rest through 2026-06-30. 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
4.7%
SCHD expense ratio
0.06%
VTWAX expense ratio
0.09%

Top shared holdings

SCHD and VTWAX hold 80 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin SCHDin VTWAXΔ
UNH5.1%0.3%4.8%
HD3.4%0.3%3.1%
PG3.5%0.3%3.3%
MRK3.9%0.3%3.6%
KO4.0%0.3%3.7%
CVX3.8%0.3%3.6%
TXN5.9%0.2%5.7%
QCOM6.7%0.2%6.6%
AMGN3.5%0.2%3.3%
ALV0.2%0.2%0.1%

Where SCHD and VTWAX 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.

SectorSCHDVTWAXΔ
Information Technology12.9%30.1%17.1pp
Consumer Staples18.4%4.6%+13.8pp
Energy14.6%3.0%+11.5pp
Health Care18.3%7.7%+10.6pp
Financials8.8%14.9%6.0pp
Materials0.1%3.3%3.2pp
Utilities0.1%2.5%2.4pp
Real Estate0.0%2.1%2.1pp

Δ is SCHD minus VTWAX, 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 SCHD
20 positions

3.6% of SCHD by weight, held in no part of VTWAX.

Only in VTWAX
9,520 positions

94.4% of VTWAX by weight, held in no part of SCHD.

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

Concentration and cost

SCHDVTWAX
Top 10 holdings43.6%20.5%
Positions held1019,600
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$6$9

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 SCHD and VTWAX overlap?

SCHD and VTWAX overlap 4.7% by portfolio weight — largely distinct portfolios. They share 80 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SCHD as of 2026-05-31, VTWAX as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between SCHD and VTWAX calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 4.7% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SCHD own that VTWAX doesn't?

SCHD holds 101 positions and VTWAX holds 9,600; 20 of SCHD's positions don't appear in VTWAX at all, and they are 3.6% of SCHD by weight.

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Sources: issuer holdings files, SCHD as of 2026-05-31, VTWAX as of 2026-06-30. Weights are fractions of each fund. Diagnostics, not advice.