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SCHB vs. VYM

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF

SCHB
$
Today’s Change
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vs

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
$
Today’s Change
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Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Nov 3, 2009 to Dec 16, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

SCHB

2.4%

3.0%

VYM

3.5%

3.1%

Diff.

-1.1%

-0.1%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

SCHB

-35.3%

17.5%

VYM

-35.2%

15.6%

Diff.

-0.1%

+1.9%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

SCHB

0.84

0.40

VYM

0.83

0.35

Diff.

+0.01

+0.05

SCHBSchwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

What is SCHB?

The fund offers diversified exposure across large- and small-cap U.S. stocks. It seeks investment results that track performance before fees and expenses of the approximately 2500-stock Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index?.

Snapshot
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SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Inception date
Nov 3, 2009
Nov 10, 2006
Expense ratio
0.03%
0.06%
SCHB has a lower expense ratio than VYM by 0.03%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in SCHB than VYM.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
SCHB targets investing in US Equities, while VYM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Schwab
Vanguard
SCHB is managed by Schwab, while VYM is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$35,304,784
$134,746,385
Both SCHB and VYM are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$22,376,795,984
$48,466,955,232
SCHB has more assets under management than VYM by $26,090,159,248. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
SCHB is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index, while VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither SCHB nor VYM use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
SCHB and VYM both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
Yes
VYM may offer dividends, while SCHB does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
Neither SCHB nor VYM require a K1.

Trading Strategies
Related toSCHB

Baller Basket

Category

Tactical, trend-following, leveraged ETFs, sector rotation (semis/tech), treasuries, volatility hedge, risk-on/off, macro overlay

OOS Cumulative Return

126.29%

Trading Strategies
Related toVYM

Super Simple Symphony - Less Derivatives -

Category

Tactical asset allocation, momentum, risk-on/risk-off, ETFs, leveraged ETFs, multi-asset, defensive vs aggressive

OOS Cumulative Return

157.01%

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Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.