SCHX vs VTV: 38% overlap

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF and Vanguard Value ETF share 38.3% 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 — SCHX 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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1.6Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.6. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
38.3%
SCHX expense ratio
0.03%
VTV expense ratio
0.03%

Top shared holdings

SCHX and VTV hold 282 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin SCHXin VTVΔ
MU1.6%4.9%3.3%
BRK-B1.3%2.9%1.7%
JPM1.2%3.1%1.9%
XOM0.9%2.1%1.2%
JNJ0.8%2.3%1.5%
INTC0.8%1.1%0.3%
WMT0.7%1.9%1.1%
CSCO0.7%1.6%0.9%
CAT0.6%1.8%1.2%
ABBV0.6%1.7%1.1%

Where SCHX and VTV 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.

SectorSCHXVTVΔ
Information Technology36.8%14.1%+22.7pp
Financials10.9%22.1%11.1pp
Communication Services10.1%2.9%+7.2pp
Health Care8.1%15.1%7.0pp
Industrials8.2%15.0%6.8pp
Consumer Discretionary9.4%3.9%+5.4pp
Consumer Staples4.4%8.7%4.3pp
Energy3.2%6.8%3.7pp

Δ is SCHX minus VTV, 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
467 positions

61.6% of SCHX by weight, held in no part of VTV.

Only in VTV
27 positions

6.2% of VTV 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

SCHXVTV
Top 10 holdings37.3%23.6%
Positions held750309
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$3$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 SCHX and VTV overlap?

SCHX and VTV overlap 38.3% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 282 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SCHX as of 2026-05-31, VTV as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between SCHX and VTV 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 VTV 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 VTV?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 38.3% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SCHX own that VTV doesn't?

SCHX holds 750 positions and VTV holds 309; 467 of SCHX's positions don't appear in VTV at all, and they are 61.6% of SCHX by weight.

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