SCHA vs XLB

Schwab US Small-Cap ETF vs Materials Select Sector SPDR

Quick take
  • SCHA has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.08% for XLB.
  • XLB pays a higher dividend yield (1.67%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSCHAXLB
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.99%1.67%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$24.16B$8.17B
YTD return
20.97%11.51%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
1.210.82
P/E ratio
20.5126.05
Last price
$35.16$50.51
Inception
Issuer
SchwabState Street

SCHA top holdings

Top holdings · SCHA
SNDKSanDisk Corp Ordinary Shares6.02%
LITELumentum Holdings Inc1.31%
RVMDRevolution Medicines Inc Ordinary Shares0.76%
MKSIMKS Inc0.56%
ATIATI Inc0.53%
STRLSterling Infrastructure Inc0.49%
MTSIMACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc0.48%
GHGuardant Health Inc0.40%
TTMITTM Technologies Inc0.38%
ONTOOnto Innovation Inc0.35%
Sector breakdown · SCHA
Real Estate6.2%
Consumer Cyclical9.6%
Basic Materials4.0%
Consumer Defensive2.2%
Technology23.2%
Communication Services2.7%
Financial Services15.0%
Utilities2.1%
Industrials15.5%
Energy4.0%
Healthcare15.4%

XLB top holdings

Top holdings · XLB
LINLinde PLC14.04%
NEMNewmont Corp5.84%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc5.29%
CTVACorteva Inc4.95%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co4.93%
ECLEcolab Inc4.72%
VMCVulcan Materials Co4.71%
CRHCRH PLC4.66%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc4.62%
MLMMartin Marietta Materials Inc4.54%
Sector breakdown · XLB
Consumer Cyclical15.4%
Basic Materials84.6%

About SCHA

SCHA (Schwab US Small-Cap ETF) is US small-cap equities. Managed by Schwab, the fund carries $24.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 0.99%. Its largest holding is SanDisk Corp Ordinary Shares (SNDK), which represents 6.0% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 6.2%.

About XLB

XLB (Materials Select Sector SPDR) is S&P 500 materials sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $8.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.67%. Its largest holding is Linde PLC (LIN), which represents 14.0% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 15.4%.