SCHK vs WLDR: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Schwab 1000 Index ETF

SCHKANYSE Arca

Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF

WLDRCCboe

Overlap

6.3%by weight

Expense ratio

SCHK −0.64pt a year

SCHK0.03%WLDR0.67%

Avg volume · 30D

SCHK 41.0×the volume

SCHK1.34MWLDR32.8K

5Y return · a year

WLDR +6.2pt

SCHK+10.1%WLDR+16.3%

SCHK vs WLDR Performance

Nov 5, 2021 – Nov 5, 2026

+61.9%SCHK+112.8%WLDR

Expense ratio: SCHK 0.03%, better; WLDR 0.67%
Fund size: SCHK $5.76B; WLDR $143M
1Y total return: SCHK +9.2%; WLDR +28.7%, better
Yield (12M): SCHK 1.09%; WLDR 7.59%, better
Holdings: SCHK 998; WLDR 111
Avg volume (30D): SCHK 1.34M sh, better; WLDR 32.8K sh
NAV per share: SCHK $36.82; WLDR $44.63
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for SCHK, WLDR, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	SCHK	WLDR
Cost30% weight	A98Higher	F10
Mission25% weight	A100Higher	A74
Risk15% weight	B65	A70Higher
Tradability15% weight	A90Higher	C43
Holdings10% weight	B60	B65Higher
Durability5% weight	B68Higher	C50

Rank among Other Major Indexes funds

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Same Category. SCHK and WLDR are both graded against the same 42 Other Major Indexes funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Other Major Indexes⁠

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SCHK ranks 2nd and WLDR 27th of 42 funds in the Other Major Indexes Category.

Rank 1ASPYVState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETFScore 89
Rank 2ASCHKSchwab 1000 Index ETFScore 86
Rank 3APBUSInvesco MSCI USA ETFScore 84
Rank 27CCHRIGlobal X S&P 500 Christian Values ETFScore 47
Rank 27CWLDRAffinity World Leaders Equity ETFScore 47
Rank 29CQQXTFirst Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index FundScore 45

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

SCHKASchwab 1000 Index ETF

WLDRCAffinity World Leaders Equity ETF

In short

SCHK Schwab's house-built alternative to the S&P 500: the 1,000 largest US companies in one passive wrapper, reaching past the mega-caps into mid-cap turf, priced at three basis points.

WLDR A global index wired to analyst behavior: WLDR tracks FTSE's StarMine screen for earnings quality, rising estimates and price momentum, with sectors held at neutral weight. 0.67% net of a waiver through February 28, 2027.

Stated mandate

SCHK The fund seeks to track the total return of the Schwab 1000 Index before fees and expenses.

WLDR The Fund seeks to track the FTSE StarMine Affinity World Leaders Index through passive replication. The Index is a global equity strategy covering U.S. and international companies.

Why people hold it

SCHK 0.03% a year, the lowest fee among the top-scoring funds in its index-wrapper group and a small fraction of what the typical fund there charges.
About 1,000 stocks covering roughly 90% or more of US stock market value: the S&P 500 names plus a layer of mid caps most large-blend funds skip.schwabassetmanagement.com
Tracks its stated index tightly and stands among the strongest implementations in its peer group of plain index wrappers.
A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively and pays distributions quarterly.

WLDR Rules-based screen: earnings quality, upward revisions to estimates, price targets and analyst recommendations, plus momentum and valuation. Sell-side homework, systematized.simplify.us
Sector neutral by design, so the index's bets come from stock selection rather than an overweight in whichever sector is hot.simplify.us
One passport-agnostic sleeve: roughly 150 large caps from the US plus at least three other countries, and up to 20, instead of a US fund bolted to an international fund.simplify.us
Live since 2018, so there is a multi-year record under the same index mandate rather than a backtest.

Worth knowing

SCHK Weighted by market value, so the biggest US companies drive the bulk of results. Those extra 500 names carry less weight than the headcount suggests.schwabassetmanagement.com
All-US, all-equity by mandate: no bonds, no foreign stocks, and it rides the full swings of the US market.
The benchmark is Schwab's own proprietary index, so there is no rival fund on the identical yardstick for a side-by-side comparison.

WLDR Costs more than the typical fund in its category, and the 0.67% net rate leans on a waiver through February 28, 2027. The gross fee is 1.05%.
Plain trackers like SCHK (0.03%) and SPYV (0.04%) cost a fraction of this, though they follow the US market, not a global multi-factor screen.
Thinly traded and modest in size, so bid-ask spreads can widen, especially in fast markets.

Full SCHK profile⁠

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SCHK vs WLDR Holdings

How SCHK and WLDR differ

Overlap by weight

6.3%

Shared holdings make up 74.2% of WLDR and 6.3% of SCHK.

Level by level

Holdings56 in both6.3%
Countryby domicile74.4%
Sector11 Sectors88.3%
Asset classStocks100%

Sector

Sector weights in SCHK and WLDR, widest gap first
Sector	Gap	SCHK	WLDR
Technology	SCHK +8.1 points	37.9%	29.8%
Consumer Staples	WLDR +3.2 points	4.5%	7.7%
Consumer Discretionary	SCHK +2.6 points	9.0%	6.4%
Communication	WLDR +2.5 points	7.9%	10.4%
Financials	WLDR +1.8 points	12.0%	13.8%
Industrials	WLDR +1.5 points	8.6%	10.1%
Materials	WLDR +1.3 points	1.8%	3.1%
Energy	WLDR +1.1 points	3.9%	5.0%
Real Estate	SCHK +0.8 points	2.0%	1.2%
Utilities	WLDR +0.4 points	2.0%	2.4%
Health Care	SCHK +0.2 points	10.4%	10.2%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in SCHK and WLDR, widest gap first
Country	Gap	SCHK	WLDR
United States	SCHK +25.4 points	99.4%	74.0%
Japan	WLDR +9.7 points	0.0%	9.7%
United Kingdom	WLDR +5.3 points	0.1%	5.4%
France	WLDR +2.3 points	0.0%	2.3%
Netherlands	WLDR +1.6 points	0.0%	1.6%
Spain	WLDR +1.4 points	0.0%	1.4%
Germany	WLDR +1.4 points	0.0%	1.4%
Italy	WLDR +1.2 points	0.0%	1.2%
Other countries (10)	WLDR +2.6 points	0.5%	3.1%

Outside the US: WLDR 100% developed, 0% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

SCHK34.7%
WLDR28.1%

Securities held

SCHK997
WLDR108

Asset class

SCHK: Stocks
WLDR: Stocks

Holdings

Only in SCHK941
In both56
Only in WLDR52

Only in SCHK

941 securities, 93.7% of SCHK by weight

Apple7.10%
NVIDIA6.74%
Microsoft5.74%
Amazon Com Inc3.64%
Alphabet Class A2.36%
Broadcom Inc2.16%
Meta Platforms Class A1.94%
Alphabet Class C1.90%
Eli Lilly1.58%
Tesla Inc1.51%
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B1.50%
JPMorgan Chase1.30%
Advanced Micro Devices1.11%
Visa Class A1.04%
Exxonmobil Holdings Corp0.97%
Johnson & Johnson0.93%
Walmart0.80%
Mastercard Class A0.76%
AbbVie0.73%
Costco Wholesale Corp0.65%
Chevron0.60%
Cisco Systems Inc0.57%
Palantir Technologies Class A0.55%
Procter & Gamble0.54%
Coca-Cola0.52%
Merck & Co Inc0.52%
UnitedHealth Group0.51%
Home Depot0.49%
Ge Aerospace0.48%
Bank of America0.47%
Philip Morris International0.46%
Applied Material Inc0.41%
Intel Corporation Corp0.40%
Texas Instrument0.40%
Palo Alto Networks0.40%
Lam Research0.39%
Netflix0.39%
Goldman Sachs Group0.38%
Rtx0.37%
Wells Fargo0.37%
Thermo Fisher Scientific0.36%
Amgen Inc0.36%
Crowdstrike Holdings Class A0.34%
Linde PLC0.34%
International Business Machines Co0.33%
Morgan Stanley0.32%
Ge Vernova0.31%
Gilead Sciences0.30%
Oracle0.30%
Citigroup0.29%

Only in WLDR

52 securities, 26.0% of WLDR by weight

Intesa Sanpaolo SpA0.97%
Standard Chartered plc0.89%
Sanofi S.A.0.88%
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.0.86%
NatWest Group plc0.86%
Imperial Brands plc0.86%
Nomura Holdings, Inc.0.84%
KBC Group N.V.0.82%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.0.81%
Astellas Pharma, Inc.0.74%
Otsuka Holdings Company Ltd.0.69%
Schneider Electric S.E.0.68%
Kubota Corporation0.60%
Daimler Truck Holding A.G.0.60%
Shell plc0.60%
Sompo Holdings, Inc.0.58%
Sika A.G.0.56%
NN Group N.V.0.56%
Daiichi Life Group, Inc.0.55%
Komatsu Ltd.0.54%
Amadeus IT Group S.A.0.51%
Honda Motor Company Ltd.0.51%
Deutsche Telekom A.G.0.51%
TDK Corporation0.51%
Kioxia Holdings Corporation0.49%
Nippon Steel Corporation0.48%
Bridgestone Corporation0.47%
TotalEnergies S.E.0.47%
Magna International, Inc.0.46%
Glencore plc0.46%
Celestica, Inc.0.45%
Vodafone Group plc0.40%
Bbh Sweep Vehicle0.40%
Sumitomo Metal Mining Company Ltd.0.38%
BP plc0.36%
Vinci S.A.0.36%
Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc. (The)0.36%
Naturgy Energy Group S.A.0.35%
Fresenius S.E. & Company KGaA0.33%
Eni SpA0.29%
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servicios S.A.0.28%
Toyota Tsusho Corporation0.28%
Tesco plc0.27%
Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd.0.26%
Nippon Yusen KK0.25%
Repsol S.A.0.25%
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.0.25%
Next plc0.24%
Kao Corporation0.22%
InterContinental Hotels Group plc0.20%

Weight gaps

All 56 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in SCHK and WLDR, widest gap first
Holding	Gap	SCHK	WLDR
Omnicom Group IncOMC	WLDR +3.37 points	0.03%	3.40%
Verizon Communications IncVZ	WLDR +3.22 points	0.27%	3.49%
AT&TT	WLDR +2.87 points	0.21%	3.08%
Hp IncHPQ	WLDR +2.86 points	0.04%	2.90%
JabilJBL	WLDR +2.44 points	0.04%	2.48%
Td SynnexSNX	WLDR +2.44 points	0.03%	2.47%
Cognizant Technology Solutions ClaCTSH	WLDR +2.40 points	0.04%	2.44%
Adobe IncADBE	WLDR +2.20 points	0.14%	2.34%
SalesforceCRM	WLDR +2.10 points	0.26%	2.36%
Seagate Technology Holdings PLCSTX	WLDR +2.05 points	0.18%	2.23%
Dell Technologies Inc Class CDELL	WLDR +1.85 points	0.16%	2.01%
Micron TechnologyMU	WLDR +1.83 points	1.25%	3.08%
Dollar General CorpDG	WLDR +1.71 points	0.04%	1.75%
SandiskSNDK	WLDR +1.68 points	0.21%	1.89%
TapestryTPR	WLDR +1.65 points	0.03%	1.68%
Regeneron PharmaceuticalsREGN	WLDR +1.63 points	0.13%	1.76%
Target CorpTGT	WLDR +1.61 points	0.10%	1.71%
KrogerKR	WLDR +1.48 points	0.05%	1.53%
Bristol Myers SquibbBMY	WLDR +1.41 points	0.18%	1.59%
PfizerPFE	WLDR +1.40 points	0.24%	1.64%
Coreweave Class ACRWV	WLDR +1.28 points	0.03%	1.31%
KeycorpKEY	WLDR +1.26 points	0.03%	1.29%
Us BancorpUSB	WLDR +1.23 points	0.13%	1.36%
Citizens Financial Group IncCFG	WLDR +1.21 points	0.04%	1.25%
Lockheed MartinLMT	WLDR +1.15 points	0.17%	1.32%
State StreetSTT	WLDR +1.14 points	0.07%	1.21%
General MotorsGM	WLDR +1.01 points	0.11%	1.12%
Expedia GroupEXPE	WLDR +0.97 points	0.05%	1.02%
Ford MotorF	WLDR +0.94 points	0.07%	1.01%
Permian Resources Class APR	WLDR +0.87 points	0.03%	0.90%
Devon EnergyDVN	WLDR +0.80 points	0.07%	0.87%
Global Payments IncGPN	WLDR +0.78 points	0.03%	0.81%
Hf SinclairDINO	WLDR +0.77 points	0.02%	0.79%
Kraft HeinzKHC	WLDR +0.77 points	0.03%	0.80%
Keysight TechnologiesKEYS	WLDR +0.73 points	0.07%	0.80%
Centene CorpCNC	WLDR +0.68 points	0.05%	0.73%
Nvent Electric PLCNVT	WLDR +0.66 points	0.03%	0.69%
Caterpillar IncCAT	WLDR +0.66 points	0.38%	1.04%
Tenet Healthcare CorpTHC	WLDR +0.64 points	0.03%	0.67%
Ppg IndustriesPPG	WLDR +0.63 points	0.04%	0.67%
CignaCI	WLDR +0.63 points	0.11%	0.74%
Union PacificUNP	WLDR +0.59 points	0.26%	0.85%
Archer Daniels MidlandADM	WLDR +0.58 points	0.05%	0.63%
Consolidated EdisonED	WLDR +0.57 points	0.06%	0.63%
Edison InternationalEIX	WLDR +0.56 points	0.03%	0.59%
Arch Capital GroupACGL	WLDR +0.53 points	0.05%	0.58%
Firstenergy CorpFE	WLDR +0.53 points	0.03%	0.56%
Cvs HealthCVS	WLDR +0.52 points	0.14%	0.66%
Emcor GroupEME	WLDR +0.51 points	0.04%	0.55%
Steel Dynamics IncSTLD	WLDR +0.50 points	0.05%	0.55%
MetlifeMET	WLDR +0.48 points	0.08%	0.56%
Comfort Systems UsaFIX	WLDR +0.40 points	0.05%	0.45%
Vici Pptys IncVICI	WLDR +0.29 points	0.04%	0.33%
Simon Property Group Reit IncSPG	WLDR +0.30 points	0.10%	0.40%
Vivmark ResidentialVMRK	WLDR +0.29 points	0.06%	0.35%
Affirm Holdings Class AAFRM	WLDR +0.23 points	0.03%	0.26%

All 1,000 SCHK holdings⁠All 146 WLDR holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

SCHK vs WLDR Cost

Overpaying WLDR vs SCHK

$12,436

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

SCHK 0.03%
$638
WLDR 0.67%
$13,074

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

SCHK 0.03%
WLDR 0.67%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	SCHK	WLDR	Overpaying
10	$55	$1,198	$1,143
20	$216	$4,568	$4,352
30	$638	$13,074	$12,436

Expense ratio

0.03%SCHK, cheaper
0.67%WLDR

SCHK0.03%WLDR0.67%

0.03%0.75%

Middle half of Other Major Indexes funds
Median 0.29%

SCHK cheapest of 42 funds

WLDR 38th cheapest of 42 funds

SCHK vs WLDR Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 5, 2026

Yield (12M): SCHK 1.09%; WLDR 7.59%, better
Payout (12M): SCHK $0.38; WLDR $3.26
Last payment: SCHK $0.10; WLDR $0.09
Ex-dividend: SCHK Sep 23, 2026; WLDR Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: SCHK Sep 28, 2026; WLDR Sep 23, 2026
Frequency: SCHK Quarterly; WLDR Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

SCHKQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll SCHK payments⁠

WLDRQuarterly · 36 paymentsAll WLDR payments⁠

SCHK vs WLDR Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

SCHK
WLDR

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: SCHK 12.6%, betterWLDR 15.3%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: SCHK 1.39WLDR 1.67, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: SCHK −25.4%WLDR −23.8%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: SCHK 1.02WLDR 0.99; Market = 1

SCHK and WLDR in the news

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SCHK vs WLDR

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How SCHK and WLDR differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in SCHK

Only in WLDR

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

Simplify files four funds that would take exposure through swaps on its own ETFs

How SCHK and WLDR differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in SCHK

Only in WLDR

Weight gaps