LLDR vs SCHQ: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Global X Long-Term Treasury Ladder ETF

LLDRBNYSE Arca

Schwab Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

SCHQANYSE Arca

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

SCHQ −0.09pt a year

LLDR0.12%SCHQ0.03%

Avg volume · 30D

SCHQ 3187.7×the volume

LLDR339SCHQ1.08M

LLDR vs SCHQ Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

−4.2%LLDR−4.3%SCHQ

Expense ratio: LLDR 0.12%; SCHQ 0.03%, better
Fund size: LLDR $38M; SCHQ $932M
1Y total return: LLDR −4.2%, better; SCHQ −4.3%
Yield (12M): LLDR 4.85%; SCHQ 4.86%, better
Holdings: LLDR 101; SCHQ 102
Avg volume (30D): LLDR 339 sh; SCHQ 1.08M sh, better
NAV per share: LLDR $42.79; SCHQ $29.81
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for LLDR, SCHQ, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	LLDR	SCHQ
Cost30% weight	C47	A84Higher
Mission25% weight	A100	A100
Risk15% weight	C41Higher	D39
Tradability15% weight	F14	B59Higher
Holdings10% weight	B63	A75Higher
Durability5% weight	D27	C53Higher

Rank among Treasuries (10-20 Year) funds

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Same Category. LLDR and SCHQ are both graded against the same 6 Treasuries (10-20 Year) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Treasuries (10-20 Year)⁠

Category · 6 funds

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SCHQ ranks 2nd and LLDR 5th of 6 funds in the Treasuries (10-20 Year) Category.

Rank 1ASPTLState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETFScore 77
Rank 2ASCHQSchwab Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETFScore 74
Rank 3BXTENBondBloxx Bloomberg Ten Year Target Duration US Treasury ETFScore 67
Rank 4BTLHiShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETFScore 60
Rank 5BLLDRGlobal X Long-Term Treasury Ladder ETFScore 55
Rank 6CLFDRLifeX Durable Income ETFScore 40

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

LLDRBGlobal X Long-Term Treasury Ladder ETF

SCHQASchwab Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

In short

LLDR A bond ladder for the long end of the curve. LLDR holds roughly 100 Treasuries maturing 10 to 30 years out and rolls the rungs forward each year, so you get ladder mechanics in one ticker instead of a spreadsheet.

SCHQ The 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.

Stated mandate

LLDR The fund seeks to provide returns generally corresponding to the price and yield performance of the FTSE US Treasury 10-30 Years Laddered Bond Index before fees and expenses.

SCHQ The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, an index representing the long-term U.S. Treasury bond market.

Why people hold it

LLDR Ladder mechanics, no maintenance: maturities spread across the 10 to 30 year range and rolled annually, rather than one lump of long bonds.globalxetfs.com aaii.com
0.12% expense ratio, right at the median for Treasury ETFs in its peer group.
Treasuries only, no corporate or credit sleeve, and it pays monthly.globalxetfs.com

SCHQ 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

LLDR Long duration by design. Price swings when yields move are far bigger than in short or intermediate Treasury funds.globalxetfs.com
Small and thinly traded, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than the category giants.
Broad Treasury exposure comes cheaper elsewhere: VGIT and VTG charge 0.03%, though at different maturity bands.

SCHQ 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.

Full LLDR profile⁠

Full SCHQ profile⁠

LLDR vs SCHQ Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026

How LLDR and SCHQ differ

No overlap figure

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues.

Level by level

Asset classFixed Income100%
Countryby domicile100%

Sector

No Sector split for LLDR and SCHQ.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in LLDR and SCHQ, widest gap first
Country	More in LLDRMore in SCHQ	LLDR	SCHQ
United States	Same weight	100.0%	100.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

LLDR21.5%
SCHQ20.8%

Securities held

LLDR100
SCHQ102

Asset class

LLDR: Fixed Income
SCHQ: Fixed Income

Holdings

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues, so this page lists no shared Holdings. LLDR holds 100 securities, SCHQ 102.

All 100 LLDR holdings⁠All 102 SCHQ holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

LLDR vs SCHQ Cost

Overpaying LLDR vs SCHQ

$1,882

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

LLDR 0.12%
$2,520
SCHQ 0.03%
$638

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

LLDR 0.12%
SCHQ 0.03%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	LLDR	SCHQ	Overpaying
10	$220	$55	$165
20	$859	$216	$643
30	$2,520	$638	$1,882

Expense ratio

0.12%LLDR
0.03%SCHQ, cheaper

SCHQ0.03%LLDR0.12%

0.03%0.25%

Middle half of Treasuries (10-20 Year) funds
Median 0.10%

SCHQ cheapest of 6 funds

LLDR 4th cheapest of 6 funds

LLDR vs SCHQ Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): LLDR 4.85%; SCHQ 4.86%, better
Payout (12M): LLDR $2.07; SCHQ $1.45
Last payment: LLDR $0.17; SCHQ $0.11
Ex-dividend: LLDR Oct 1, 2026; SCHQ Oct 1, 2026
Paid on: LLDR Oct 6, 2026; SCHQ Oct 7, 2026
Frequency: LLDR Monthly; SCHQ Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

LLDRMonthly · 25 paymentsAll LLDR payments⁠

SCHQMonthly · 45 paymentsAll SCHQ payments⁠

LLDR vs SCHQ Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: LLDR 9.9%since Oct 2024SCHQ 12.3%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: LLDR −0.64since Oct 2024SCHQ 0.04
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: LLDR −12.6%since Sep 2024SCHQ −40.9%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: LLDR 0.15SCHQ 2.24; Market = 1

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