Schwab Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
$28.62+0.10 (+0.35%)
- 0.03%
- $950M
- −8.6%
- 5.08%
- 1M sh
- $28.48
- low $27.98high $33.19
The ETF.net SCHQ Grade
A
Score 75 out of 100
- 2 of 6
Score 75 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.A84 out of 100Rank 1 of 6Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 6Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.D34 out of 100Rank 5 of 6Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B64 out of 100Rank 2 of 6Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A75 out of 100Rank 1 of 6Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C53 out of 100Rank 4 of 6
Our read on SCHQ
AThe long end of the Treasury curve in a three-basis-point wrapper. SCHQ owns only long-dated US government bonds, so interest rates are the whole story here: no credit calls, no stock picking, just duration.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, an index representing the long-term U.S. Treasury bond market.
Why people hold it
- Charges 0.03% a year against a 0.12% typical fee in its Treasury peer group. On a government bond fund, fees come straight out of the yield you keep.schwabassetmanagement.com
- Plain index mandate: it follows the Bloomberg US Long Treasury Index with roughly 100 bonds and no manager discretion, and it distributes monthly.schwabassetmanagement.com
- One of the stronger implementations in its Treasury cohort, priced level with the cheapest names on the board (VGIT and SCHP also at 0.03%).
Worth knowing
- Long maturities are the most rate-sensitive corner of the Treasury market. Prices here swing harder when yields move than in short or intermediate funds.schwabassetmanagement.com
- Launched in 2019, so its live record is short next to long-Treasury funds that have traded through more rate cycles.
SCHQ Holdings
- Bonds
- 102
- 21%
- Treasury Bond 5.00% 05/15/2056 (BBG0221YLR40)
Sectors
- Financials100.0%
Geography
- United States100.00%
SCHQ Performance
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.
SCHQ$9,144
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 | SCHQ |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −6.7% |
| 1 month | −2.8% |
| 3 months | −5.9% |
| 1 year | −8.6% |
| 3 years | +1.9% |
| 5 years | −7.1% |
| 10 years | — |
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 | SCHQ |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −6.7% | |
| 2025 | +5.5% | |
| 2024 | −6.4% | |
| 2023 | +3.4% | |
| 2022 | −29.4% | |
| 2021 | −4.9% | |
| 2020 | +17.7% |
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SCHQ Dividends
- 5.08%
- $1.45
- $0.11 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
SCHQ Risk
- 12.4%
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.
- −0.23
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.
- −40.9%
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.
- 2.24
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SCHQ Cost
0.03%
SCHQ0.03%
- The middle half of Treasuries (10-20 Year) funds
- Median 0.10%
No Treasuries (10-20 Year) fund charges less.
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- BXTENBondBloxx Bloomberg Ten Year Target Duration US Treasury ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return −5.8%
- BTLHiShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETFExpense ratio 0.15%1 year return −7.3%
- CLLDRGlobal X - Long-Term Treasury Ladder ETFExpense ratio 0.12%1 year return −8.3%
- CLFDRStone Ridge Trust - LifeX Durable Income ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return −7.1%