SCHX vs SOXX: 18% overlap

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF and iShares Semiconductor ETF share 17.6% 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 — 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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1.8Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.8. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
17.6%
SCHX expense ratio
0.03%
SOXX expense ratio
0.34%

Top shared holdings

SCHX and SOXX hold 20 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin SCHXin SOXXΔ
NVDA7.5%8.3%0.8%
AVGO3.1%7.3%4.2%
MU1.6%8.5%6.9%
AMD1.2%8.7%7.5%
INTC0.8%5.3%4.5%
LRCX0.6%4.2%3.6%
AMAT0.5%5.2%4.7%
TXN0.4%3.9%3.5%
QCOM0.4%2.8%2.5%
KLAC0.4%4.8%4.4%

Where SCHX and SOXX 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.

SectorSCHXSOXXΔ
Information Technology36.8%99.9%63.1pp
Financials10.9%0.0%+10.9pp
Communication Services10.1%0.0%+10.1pp
Consumer Discretionary9.4%0.0%+9.4pp
Industrials8.2%0.0%+8.2pp
Health Care8.1%0.0%+8.1pp
Consumer Staples4.4%0.0%+4.4pp
Unclassified3.4%0.0%+3.4pp

Δ is SCHX minus SOXX, 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 SCHX
729 positions

82.3% of SCHX by weight, held in no part of SOXX.

Only in SOXX
11 positions

18.3% of SOXX by weight, held in no part of SCHX.

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

Concentration and cost

SCHXSOXX
Top 10 holdings37.3%60.9%
Positions held75032
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$3$34

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 SCHX and SOXX overlap?

SCHX and SOXX overlap 17.6% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 20 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SCHX as of 2026-05-31, SOXX as of 2026-07-23).

How is the overlap between SCHX and SOXX calculated?

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

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 17.6% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SCHX own that SOXX doesn't?

SCHX holds 750 positions and SOXX holds 32; 729 of SCHX's positions don't appear in SOXX at all, and they are 82.3% of SCHX by weight.

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