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Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF

SCHDNYSE ArcaSchwabA

$35.90+0.12 (+0.34%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A81/ 100

Rank 2 of 53 in US Dividend Index

A81/100Rank 2 of 53inUS Dividend Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 35.78 to 35.90. Range 35.80 to 35.98. Use the arrow keys to read each point.35.8535.9510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.06%
Fund size
$121B
1Y total return
+38.4%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.95%
Holdings
100
Avg volume · 30D
22.6M sh
52W range
low $26.32high $36.10
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SCHD Grade

A

Score 81 out of 100

Category
US Dividend Index⁠
Rank
2 of 53
Six-pillar profile for SCHD. Scores out of 100: Cost 95, Risk 71, Mission 84, Tradability 91, Holdings 32, Durability 83. Strongest: Cost (95). Weakest: Holdings (32). Leans toward Cost and Tradability.

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 100
    Rank 2 of 53

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 24 of 50

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A71 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 53

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A91 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 53

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 45 of 53

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A83 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 53

Our read on SCHD

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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

Holdings pillarD32 out of 100Rank 45 of 53 in US Dividend Index
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
100
Top-10 weight
42%
Largest holding
TXN4.8%

Sectors

  • Consumer Staples20.1%
  • Health Care19.3%
  • Technology16.0%
  • Energy15.4%
  • Financials9.2%
  • Industrials7.3%
  • Consumer Discretionary6.7%
  • Communication6.0%
  • Utilities0.1%

Geography

  • United States99.82%
  • Sweden0.18%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 7.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1TXNTexas Instrument4.80%18,425,344$5.81B516
2CVXChevron4.27%22,167,952$5.17B496
3COPConocophillips4.26%34,175,069$5.16B444
4QCOMQualcomm4.26%27,623,044$5.16B520
5PGProcter & Gamble4.25%31,799,255$5.14B441
6KOCoca-Cola4.11%53,205,081$4.97B469
7AMGNAmgen Inc4.06%10,601,065$4.92B503
8HDHome Depot4.03%14,739,273$4.88B451
9UNHUnitedHealth Group4.01%11,746,555$4.86B494
10MRKMerck & Co Inc3.77%30,959,985$4.56B516
11PEPPepsico3.72%33,409,842$4.5B452
12ABTAbbott Laboratories3.70%42,498,696$4.48B375
13ACNAccenture PLC Class A3.58%17,408,066$4.33B348
14VZVerizon Communications Inc3.39%93,485,831$4.11B437
15LMTLockheed Martin3.09%5,777,256$3.74B415

Showing 1–15 of 100 holdings

SCHD Performance

Launched Oct 20, 2011

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

SCHD$13,843
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. SCHD $13,843. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,000$14,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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.

Trailing total return for SCHD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSCHD
Year to date+33.6%
1 month+10.0%
3 months+7.8%
1 year+38.4%
3 yearsper year+20.7%
5 yearsper year+10.6%
10 yearsper year+13.7%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for SCHD
YearReturn barSCHD
2026 YTD+33.6%
2025+4.3%
2024+11.7%
2023+4.6%
2022−3.2%
2021+29.9%
2020+15.1%

SCHD in the news

SCHD Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
2.95%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.05Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.27 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 20, 2017 $0.11; Jun 19, 2017 $0.11; Sep 18, 2017 $0.10; Dec 18, 2017 $0.11; Mar 16, 2018 $0.09; Jun 26, 2018 $0.14; Sep 25, 2018 $0.12; Dec 12, 2018 $0.14; Mar 20, 2019 $0.12; Jun 26, 2019 $0.14; Sep 25, 2019 $0.16; Dec 12, 2019 $0.16; Mar 25, 2020 $0.15; Jun 24, 2020 $0.15; Sep 23, 2020 $0.18; Dec 10, 2020 $0.20; Mar 24, 2021 $0.17; Jun 23, 2021 $0.18; Sep 22, 2021 $0.20; Dec 8, 2021 $0.21; Mar 23, 2022 $0.17; Jun 22, 2022 $0.23; Sep 21, 2022 $0.21; Dec 7, 2022 $0.23; Mar 22, 2023 $0.20; Jun 21, 2023 $0.22; Sep 20, 2023 $0.22; Dec 6, 2023 $0.25; Mar 20, 2024 $0.20; Jun 26, 2024 $0.27; Sep 25, 2024 $0.25; Dec 11, 2024 $0.26; Mar 26, 2025 $0.25; Jun 25, 2025 $0.26; Sep 24, 2025 $0.26; Dec 10, 2025 $0.28; Mar 25, 2026 $0.26; Jun 24, 2026 $0.25; Sep 23, 2026 $0.27. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 23, 2026Sep 28, 2026$0.27
Jun 24, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.25
Mar 25, 2026Mar 30, 2026$0.26
Dec 10, 2025Dec 15, 2025$0.28
Sep 24, 2025Sep 29, 2025$0.26
Jun 25, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.26
Mar 26, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.25
Dec 11, 2024Dec 16, 2024$0.26
Sep 25, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.25
Jun 26, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.27
Mar 20, 2024Mar 25, 2024$0.20
Dec 6, 2023Dec 11, 2023$0.25

See all 60 payments⁠

$10,000 in SCHD 10 years ago paid $5,565 in dividends.⁠

SCHD Risk

Risk pillarA71 out of 100Rank 10 of 53 in US Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
14.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.08
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−16.8%
Trough Sep 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.58
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

SCHD Cost

Compare SCHD and VIG

Overpaying vs VIG, cheapest in US Dividend Index

$421

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

  • SCHD 0.06%

    $1,270

  • VIG 0.04% Cheapest

    $849

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SCHD 0.06%
  • VIG 0.04%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K051015202530SCHD $1,270VIG $849

Year by year

YearSCHDVIGOverpaying
10$110$73$37
20$432$288$144
30$1,270$849$421

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