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SCHD vs. BND

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD
$--
vs

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND
$--

Correlation

0.20
SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market 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
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF
Inception date
Oct 20 2011
Apr 03 2007
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.03%
SCHD has a higher expense ratio than BND by 0.03%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in SCHD than BND.
Type
US Equities
US Bonds
SCHD targets investing in US Equities, while BND targets investing in US Bonds.
Fund owner
Schwab
Vanguard
SCHD is managed by Schwab, while BND is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$191,902,599
$433,296,798
Both SCHD and BND 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
$94,675,540,467
SCHD has more assets under management than BND by $46,938,511,270. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
SCHD is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, while BND is based off of the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
SCHD and BND 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 BND 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 BND does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SCHD may vary.
Prospectus
Neither SCHD nor BND 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.

Automated Strategies
Related toSCHD

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Category

Opus, Investing for the Long-Term

Risk Rating

Moderate

Automated Strategies
Related toBND

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Category

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Risk Rating

Moderate

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Disclaimers

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