Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF
$35.13−0.33 (−0.92%)
- 0.03%
- $14.6B
- +21.9%
- 1.25%
- 1.86M sh
- low $28.25high $36.92
The ETF.net SCHM Grade
A
Score 81 out of 100
- 1 of 13
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.A86 out of 100Rank 1 of 13Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D36 out of 100Rank 11 of 13Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A82 out of 100Rank 2 of 13Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A87 out of 100Rank 1 of 13Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A73 out of 100Rank 3 of 13
Our read on SCHM
In short
AThe forgotten middle of the US market, for three basis points. SCHM has tracked the Dow Jones U.S. Mid-Cap Total Stock Market Index since 2011, holding roughly 500 companies at a fee nobody in the category undercuts.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones U.S. Mid-Cap Total Stock Market Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
SCHM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SCHM$12,192
Returns run to the Nov 9, 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 | SCHM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +19.0% |
| 1 month | +2.3% |
| 3 months | −1.4% |
| 1 year | +21.9% |
| 3 years | +19.5% |
| 5 years | +6.6% |
| 10 years | +11.2% |
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 | SCHM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +19.0% | |
| 2025 | +10.2% | |
| 2024 | +12.0% | |
| 2023 | +16.7% | |
| 2022 | −17.1% | |
| 2021 | +19.3% | |
| 2020 | +15.2% |
SCHM in the news
SCHM Dividends
- 1.25%
- $0.44
- $0.13 per share
- Quarterly
SCHM Risk
- 15.8%
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.
- 0.93
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.
- −26.5%
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.
- 1.06
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.
SCHM Cost
Tied cheapest in US Mid-Cap
$638
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
SCHM 0.03%
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | SCHM |
|---|---|
| 10 | $55 |
| 20 | $216 |
| 30 | $638 |
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