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Schwab 1000 Index ETF

SCHKNYSE ArcaSchwabA

$36.16−0.17 (−0.47%)

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

Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 36.33 to 36.16. Range 36.16 to 36.70. Use the arrow keys to read each point.36.4036.5036.6036.7010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.03%
Fund size
$5.69B
1Y total return
+11.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.05%
Holdings
999
Avg volume · 30D
1.31M sh
52W range
low $30.30high $37.62
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SCHK Grade

A

Score 86 out of 100

Rank
2 of 42
Six-pillar profile for SCHK. Scores out of 100: Cost 98, Risk 66, Mission 100, Tradability 90, Holdings 57, Durability 68. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Holdings (57). Leans toward Mission and Cost.

Score 86 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.
    A98 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 42
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 30
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 42
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A90 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 42
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 20 of 40
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 13 of 42

Our read on SCHK

ETF.net Research

In short

ASchwab'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.

Stated mandate

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

Why people hold it

  • 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.

Worth knowing

  • 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.

SCHK Performance

Launched Oct 11, 2017

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

Not enough history yet.
SCHK$11,184
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. SCHK $11,184. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 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 SCHK. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSCHK
Year to date+11.7%
1 month−0.9%
3 months+1.2%
1 year+11.8%
3 yearsper year+23.3%
5 yearsper year+11.3%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 SCHK
YearReturn barSCHK
2026 YTD+11.7%
2025+17.2%
2024+24.5%
2023+26.6%
2022−19.5%
2021+26.1%
2020+20.8%

SCHK in the news

SCHK 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.
1.05%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.38Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.10 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. Dec 18, 2017 $0.04; Dec 27, 2017 $0.0025; Mar 16, 2018 $0.04; Jun 26, 2018 $0.06; Sep 25, 2018 $0.06; Dec 12, 2018 $0.06; Mar 20, 2019 $0.06; Jun 26, 2019 $0.06; Sep 25, 2019 $0.07; Dec 12, 2019 $0.09; Mar 25, 2020 $0.07; Jun 24, 2020 $0.06; Sep 23, 2020 $0.09; Dec 10, 2020 $0.07; Mar 24, 2021 $0.06; Jun 23, 2021 $0.06; Sep 22, 2021 $0.07; Dec 8, 2021 $0.08; Dec 30, 2021 $0.004; Mar 23, 2022 $0.06; Jun 22, 2022 $0.07; Sep 21, 2022 $0.07; Dec 7, 2022 $0.09; Mar 22, 2023 $0.07; Jun 21, 2023 $0.08; Sep 20, 2023 $0.08; Dec 6, 2023 $0.09; Dec 28, 2023 $0.0035; Mar 20, 2024 $0.08; Jun 26, 2024 $0.08; Sep 25, 2024 $0.08; Dec 11, 2024 $0.10; Mar 26, 2025 $0.08; Jun 25, 2025 $0.09; Sep 24, 2025 $0.09; Dec 10, 2025 $0.10; Mar 25, 2026 $0.09; Jun 24, 2026 $0.09; Sep 23, 2026 $0.10. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 23, 2026Sep 28, 2026$0.10
Jun 24, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.09
Mar 25, 2026Mar 30, 2026$0.09
Dec 10, 2025Dec 15, 2025$0.10
Sep 24, 2025Sep 29, 2025$0.09
Jun 25, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.09
Mar 26, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.08
Dec 11, 2024Dec 16, 2024$0.10
Sep 25, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.08
Jun 26, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.08
Mar 20, 2024Mar 25, 2024$0.08
Dec 28, 2023Jan 3, 2024$0.0035

See all 40 payments⁠

$10,000 in SCHK 5 years ago paid $720 in dividends.⁠

SCHK Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.6%
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.
1.39
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.
−25.4%
Trough Oct 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.
1.02
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.

SCHK Cost

Cheapest in Other Major Indexes

$638

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

  • SCHK 0.03%

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SCHK 0.03%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$200$400$600$800051015202530SCHK $638

Year by year

YearSCHK
10$55
20$216
30$638

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