Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
$33.37+0.11 (+0.33%)
- 0.06%
- $110.3B
- +29.7%
- 3.17%
- 22.3M sh
- $33.02
- low $26.32high $35.31
The ETF.net SCHD Grade
A
Score 81 out of 100
- 2 of 53
Score 81 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A95 out of 100Rank 2 of 53Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A83 out of 100Rank 29 of 50Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.A73 out of 100Rank 9 of 53Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A93 out of 100Rank 1 of 53Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D33 out of 100Rank 45 of 53Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A83 out of 100Rank 5 of 53
Our read on SCHD
AThe dividend fund that checks the balance sheet before it checks the yield. SCHD only considers companies with 10 straight years of payouts, then ranks the survivors on cash flow, return on equity and dividend growth. Quality gate first, income second, at six basis points.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100TM Index.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.06% a year, near the floor for US equity ETFs and a fraction of what the typical dividend-screen fund costs.schwabassetmanagement.com
- The rulebook is strict: 10 consecutive years of dividends to qualify, then a composite rank on cash-flow-to-total-debt, return on equity, yield and five-year dividend growth.spglobal.com
- Index rules cap any single stock at 4.5% and any sector at 25%, so one hot name cannot quietly become the whole income stream.spglobal.com
- Running since 2011 and now among the largest, most heavily traded dividend ETFs, with tracking that stays very close to its index.
Worth knowing
- Roughly 100 names, every one a long-time dividend payer. The fast-growing non-payers that drive much of the US market are not eligible, by design.spglobal.com
- The yield and quality screens tilt it toward mature, cash-generating sectors, so it looks nothing like a total-market fund. Distributions land quarterly, not monthly.spglobal.com
- Not the absolute cheapest shelf item: VIG runs 0.04% and DIVB 0.05%, though both screen for dividends differently.
SCHD Holdings
- Stocks
- 100
- 42%
- TXN
Sectors
- Consumer Staples20.1%
- Health Care19.3%
- Technology16.0%
- Energy15.4%
- Financials9.2%
- Industrials7.3%
- Consumer Discretionary6.7%
- Communication6.0%
- Utilities0.1%
Geography
- United States96.72%
- Ireland3.03%
- Sweden0.19%
- Puerto Rico0.06%
SCHD Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SCHD$12,970
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | SCHD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +24.2% |
| 1 month | −1.7% |
| 3 months | +3.5% |
| 1 year | +29.7% |
| 3 years | +16.5% |
| 5 years | +9.6% |
| 10 years | +12.9% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | SCHD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +24.2% | |
| 2025 | +4.3% | |
| 2024 | +11.7% | |
| 2023 | +4.6% | |
| 2022 | −3.2% | |
| 2021 | +29.9% | |
| 2020 | +15.1% |
SCHD in the news
SCHD Dividends
- 3.17%
- $1.05
- $0.27 per share
- Quarterly
Distribution history
SCHD Risk
- 13.8%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.79
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −16.8%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.58
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SCHD Cost
0.06%
SCHD0.06%
- The middle half of US Dividend Index funds
- Median 0.38%
3 of the 52 US Dividend Index funds charge less.
Other funds in US Dividend Index
- ADGROiShares Core Dividend Growth ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return +18.6%
- AVIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETFExpense ratio 0.04%1 year return +14.7%
- ADIVBiShares Core Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.05%1 year return +34.6%
- ASPYDState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +12.9%
- ADLNWisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend FundExpense ratio 0.28%1 year return +18.9%