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 6.7% 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 | MERCK & COMPANY INC | 0.40% | 4.76% | 0.40% |
| 2 | HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | 0.36% | 3.87% | 0.36% |
| 3 | QUALCOMM INC | 0.34% | 2.52% | 0.34% |
| 4 | COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) | 0.34% | 4.16% | 0.34% |
| 5 | FASTENAL COMPANY | 0.32% | 1.38% | 0.32% |
| 6 | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC | 0.31% | 3.82% | 0.31% |
| 7 | PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) | 0.30% | 3.82% | 0.30% |
| 8 | CHEVRON CORP | 0.29% | 4.01% | 0.29% |
| 9 | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC | 0.27% | 3.96% | 0.27% |
| 10 | ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY | 0.25% | 0.95% | 0.25% |
| 11 | FORD MOTOR CO | 0.24% | 1.33% | 0.24% |
| 12 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | 0.22% | 3.32% | 0.22% |
Only in GSLC
388 total- NVIDIA CORP 8.02%
- APPLE INC 6.96%
- MICROSOFT CORP 5.32%
- AMAZON.COM INC 3.52%
- ALPHABET INC 2.87%
- BROADCOM INC 2.32%
- META PLATFORMS INC 1.86%
- ALPHABET INC 1.79%
- JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY 1.26%
- MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.24%
Only in SCHD
60 total- Paychex Inc 1.00%
- Ares Management Corp 0.74%
- Hershey Co/The 0.64%
- East West Bancorp Inc 0.42%
- Best Buy Co Inc 0.38%
- HF Sinclair Corp 0.38%
- APA Corp 0.37%
- Fidelity National Financial Inc 0.29%
- Watsco Inc 0.26%
- Skyworks Solutions Inc 0.25%
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- 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 SPYM · State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF 73.4%
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 ACWV · iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF 6.3%
- SCHD vs MOAT · VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF 6.0%
- SCHD vs CGDV · Capital Group Dividend Value ETF 5.7%
- SCHD vs SPLV · Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF 5.7%
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.