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SCHD vs. AGG

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD
$--
vs

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG
$--

Correlation

0.21
SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF
AGGiShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

What is SCHD?

The ETF seeks investment results that track, as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index. Provides exposure to high dividend yielding stocks issued by U.S. companies that have a record of consistently paying dividends and have strong relative fundamental strength based on select financial ratios.

Snapshot
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SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
Inception date
Oct 20 2011
Sep 22 2003
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.03%
SCHD has a higher expense ratio than AGG by 0.03%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in SCHD than AGG.
Type
US Equities
US Bonds
SCHD targets investing in US Equities, while AGG targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Schwab
Blackrock (iShares)
SCHD is managed by Schwab, while AGG is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$191,902,599
$631,408,505
Both SCHD and AGG 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
$47,737,029,197
$91,680,069,240
SCHD has more assets under management than AGG by $43,943,040,043. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
SCHD is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, while AGG is based off of the Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
SCHD and AGG use the same leverage ratio. Inverse and leveraged ETFs can be used to either take an opposite position or amplify returns of a given index.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
SCHD and AGG 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
Yes
No
SCHD may offer dividends, while AGG does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SCHD may vary.
Prospectus
Neither SCHD nor AGG require a K1.
When ETFs are uncorrelated, it’s common for them to be used as complements in a trading strategy. This means it makes sense to be holding both of them at the same time, or to use one as a hedge for the other.

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Disclaimers

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