SCHX vs VYM: 32% overlap

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF share 31.9% of their portfolios by weight — computed as Σ min(wA, wB) over every holding both funds own.

Different holding dates. These holdings were published 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.

Hold both, 50/50
1.7Effective Funds

You would hold two tickers and get the diversification of 1.7. Two funds that shared nothing would score 2.0; two identical funds score 1.0.

Overlap
31.9%
SCHX expense ratio
0.03%
VYM expense ratio
0.04%

Top shared holdings

SCHX and VYM hold 299 of the same securities. The ten contributing most to the overlap figure:

Holdingin SCHXin VYMΔ
AVGO3.1%7.3%4.2%
JPM1.2%3.4%2.2%
XOM0.9%2.4%1.5%
JNJ0.8%2.5%1.7%
CSCO0.7%1.9%1.2%
CAT0.6%2.0%1.4%
ABBV0.6%1.8%1.3%
ORCL0.6%1.0%0.5%
UNH0.5%1.6%1.1%
BAC0.5%1.6%1.1%

Where SCHX and VYM 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.

SectorSCHXVYMΔ
Information Technology36.8%16.7%+20.0pp
Financials10.9%20.9%10.0pp
Communication Services10.1%3.1%+7.0pp
Energy3.2%8.5%5.4pp
Industrials8.2%13.2%5.0pp
Health Care8.1%13.1%5.0pp
Utilities2.0%5.7%3.7pp
Consumer Staples4.4%8.0%3.6pp

Δ is SCHX minus VYM, 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
450 positions

68.1% of SCHX by weight, held in no part of VYM.

Only in VYM
307 positions

11.0% of VYM 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

SCHXVYM
Top 10 holdings37.3%26.0%
Positions held750606
Cost per $10,000 held, per year$3$4

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 VYM overlap?

SCHX and VYM overlap 31.9% by portfolio weight — moderate overlap. They share 299 holdings. The figure comes from current issuer holdings files (SCHX as of 2026-05-31, VYM as of 2026-06-30).

How is the overlap between SCHX and VYM 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 VYM 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 VYM?

That depends on your goals — we state facts, not advice. At 31.9% overlap, each fund still contributes meaningfully distinct exposure.

What does SCHX own that VYM doesn't?

SCHX holds 750 positions and VYM holds 606; 450 of SCHX's positions don't appear in VYM at all, and they are 68.1% of SCHX by weight.

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