ETF comparison
GSLC vs SCHD
Multi-Factor vs Dividend.
Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF · Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
Holdings overlap
39 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of GSLC and SCHD would leave roughly 6.6% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
SCHD is 3 bps cheaper than GSLC. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/yr more in fees for GSLC.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with GSLC vs SCHD.
Top shared holdings
39 shared in total| # | Holding | In GSLC | In SCHD | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QUALCOMM INC | 0.52% | 6.74% | 0.52% |
| 2 | HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | 0.39% | 3.36% | 0.39% |
| 3 | FORD MOTOR CO | 0.33% | 1.72% | 0.33% |
| 4 | MERCK & COMPANY INC | 0.32% | 3.86% | 0.32% |
| 5 | COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) | 0.30% | 3.96% | 0.30% |
| 6 | PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) | 0.30% | 3.55% | 0.30% |
| 7 | FASTENAL COMPANY | 0.29% | 1.28% | 0.29% |
| 8 | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 0.29% | 3.65% | 0.29% |
| 9 | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 0.27% | 5.09% | 0.27% |
| 10 | CHEVRON CORP | 0.26% | 3.83% | 0.26% |
| 11 | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY | 0.25% | 0.96% | 0.25% |
| 12 | PEPSICO INC | 0.21% | 3.44% | 0.21% |
Only in GSLC
397 total- NVIDIA CORP 7.87%
- APPLE INC 7.00%
- MICROSOFT CORP 4.87%
- AMAZON.COM INC 3.78%
- ALPHABET INC 3.31%
- BROADCOM INC 2.84%
- META PLATFORMS INC 2.14%
- ALPHABET INC 1.89%
- TESLA INC 1.28%
- ELI LILLY & COMPANY 1.17%
Only in SCHD
60 total- United Parcel Service Inc 1.98%
- Hershey Co/The 0.72%
- Ares Management Corp 0.67%
- East West Bancorp Inc 0.42%
- Best Buy Co Inc 0.38%
- APA Corp 0.33%
- Watsco Inc 0.32%
- Fidelity National Financial Inc 0.30%
- Skyworks Solutions Inc 0.29%
- HF Sinclair Corp 0.28%
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- GSLC vs IJH · iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF 1.6%
- GSLC vs IJR · iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 0.0%
- GSLC vs INTF · iShares International Equity Factor ETF 0.0%
- GSLC vs IWM · iShares Russell 2000 ETF 0.0%
- GSLC vs VOO · Vanguard S&P 500 ETF 75.0%
More comparisons with SCHD
- SCHD vs FELC · Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Core ETF 6.4%
- SCHD vs IWS · iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF 6.4%
- SCHD vs MOAT · VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF 6.1%
- SCHD vs ACWV · iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF 6.0%
- SCHD vs IWR · iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF 5.5%
- SCHD vs RDVY · First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF 5.3%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.