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SCHD vs. IEMG

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD
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iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

IEMG
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Correlation

0.59
SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF
IEMGiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets 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
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF
Inception date
Oct 20 2011
Oct 18 2012
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.09%
SCHD has a lower expense ratio than IEMG by 0.03%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in SCHD than IEMG.
Type
US Equities
Global Ex. US Equities
SCHD targets investing in US Equities, while IEMG targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities.
Fund owner
Schwab
Blackrock (iShares)
SCHD is managed by Schwab, while IEMG is managed by Blackrock (iShares).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$191,902,599
$497,040,322
Both SCHD and IEMG 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
$70,028,258,238
SCHD has more assets under management than IEMG by $22,291,229,041. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index
SCHD is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, while IEMG is based off of the MSCI Emerging Markets Investable Market Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
SCHD and IEMG 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 IEMG 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 IEMG does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SCHD may vary.
Prospectus
Neither SCHD nor IEMG require a K1.
SCHD and IEMG’s Correlation
When ETFs are correlated, there are 3 main topics to analyze that will help you build your automated trading strategy: liquidity, expense, and risk.
  • Liquidity: In an active trading strategy (trading multiple time per week), it’s important to consider the liquidity of the ETF you’re using. Lower liquidity can mean more money lost in slippage. AUM and average daily volume are both indicators of liquidity.
  • Expense: Some ETFs are more expensive to use than others. For strategies that are focused on longer holding periods, it’s important to factor in how expensive it is to hold this ETF. Expense ratio is the main indicator of how expensive an ETF is.
  • Risk: Some ETFs will be highly correlated, but have varying degrees of returns, due to leverage. It’s important to consider if an ETF is using leverage or not. The main indicators of a riskier ETF will be the use of leverage and higher standard deviation or max drawdown in a backtest.

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Category

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Risk Rating

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Category

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Risk Rating

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Disclaimers

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