SCHE vs SPEM overlap - what they share and where they differ

SCHE and SPEM share 75.9% of their weight across 1,360 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

SCHE and SPEM

75.9%

1,360 shared positions

SCHE

Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Reported positions cover 98% of the fund, 2,004 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 30.4%·Holdings of SCHE

SPEM

State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

Reported positions cover 100% of the fund, 2,718 positions · Jun 30, 2026

Top 10: 26.7%·Holdings of SPEM

Reported positions cover SCHE 98%, SPEM 100% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

SPEM vs SCHE side by side

SCHESchwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF

2,004

stock positions reported to the SEC

6.5% of its weight is in 644 names SPEM does not hold

SPEMState Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Emerging Markets ETF

2,718

stock positions reported to the SEC

13.0% of its weight is in 1,358 names SCHE does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

SCHE
SPEM
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Technology
24.1%
21.6%
Financial Services
2.6%
3.4%
Consumer Cyclical
2.1%
1.9%
Basic Materials
1.2%
0.9%
Industrials
0.7%
0.0%
Communication Services
0.0%
0.7%

The widest gap is Technology: SCHE has 2.5 points more of it.

The figures side by side

SCHESPEM
Filing dateMay 31, 2026Jun 30, 2026
Stock positions reported2,0042,718
Weight of the ten largest30.4%26.7%
Largest positionTSM 17.1%TSM 14.7%
Held alone644 positions, 6.5%1,358 positions, 13.0%
Covered by stock positions98%100%

Holdings they share

StockIn SCHEIn SPEMCounted
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd17.06%14.65%14.65%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LIMITEDTencent Holdings Ltd3.15%2.74%2.74%
MEDIATEK INC.MediaTek Inc1.88%1.82%1.82%
BABAAlibaba Group Holding Ltd2.57%1.79%1.79%
DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Delta Electronics Inc1.40%1.13%1.13%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd1.04%0.93%0.93%
HDBHDFC Bank Ltd0.83%0.84%0.83%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORPORATIONChina Construction Bank Corp0.90%0.81%0.81%
RSReliance Industries Ltd0.88%0.81%0.81%
IBNICICI Bank Ltd0.65%0.71%0.65%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in SCHE

AUAnglogold Ashanti Plc0.45%
TAISHIN FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD0.16%
HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LTD0.15%
CIA DE SANEAMENTO BASICO DO ESTADO DE SAO PAULO0.12%
CHINA DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL HOLDING CORP0.11%
ARCA CONTINENTAL, S.A.B. DE C.V.Arca Continental SAB de CV0.10%
BSE LIMITEDBSE Ltd0.08%
COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL BANK EGYPT SAE0.07%
TELEKOMUNIKASI INDONESIA PERSERO TBK PT0.07%
WT MICROELECTRONICS CO LTD0.07%

Only in SPEM

BAPCredicorp Ltd0.26%
POWSZECHNA KASA OSZCZEDNOSCI BANK POLSKI SA0.25%
TS FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD.TS Financial Holding Co Ltd0.22%
LENOVO GROUP LIMITEDLenovo Group Ltd0.21%
KGI FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD.KGI Financial Holding Co Ltd0.20%
KGHM POLSKA MIEDZ SA0.18%
ORLEN SA0.18%
BANK POLSKA KASA OPIEKI SA0.15%
HUA HONG GRACE SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITEDHua Hong Grace Semiconductor Ltd0.15%
SCCOSouthern Copper Corp0.15%

Questions people ask

Is SCHE the same as SPEM?

75.9% of their weight sits in the same 1,360 holdings. SCHE also reports AU, TAISHIN FINANCIAL HOLDING CO LTD, HUA HONG SEMICONDUCTOR LTD, which the other does not. SPEM also reports BAP, POWSZECHNA KASA OSZCZEDNOSCI BANK POLSKI SA, TS FINANCIAL HOLDING CO., LTD., which the other does not.

How is the overlap between SCHE and SPEM measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 98% of SCHE and 100% of SPEM, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, SPEM or SCHE?

SCHE reports 2,004 stock positions and SPEM reports 2,718. 6.5% of SCHE's weight sits in names SPEM does not hold, and 13.0% of SPEM's weight in names SCHE does not hold. The ten largest positions are 30.4% of SCHE and 26.7% of SPEM.

How do SCHE and SPEM differ by sector?

The widest gap is Technology: SCHE has 2.5 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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