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SCHD vs. SPY

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY
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Top 10 comparisons with SCHD:
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SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SwitchVYMVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard High Dividend Yield Indx ETF0.98SCHVSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF0.98DTDWisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund0.98VTVVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Value ETF0.98DIVBBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core Dividend ETF0.97DGROBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF0.97NULVNuveen Fund Advisors LLC - Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF0.97DLNWisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund0.97ILCVBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Morningstar Value ETF0.97PRFInvesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco FTSE RAFI US 1000 ETF0.97

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by SCHD and SPY:

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SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

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
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Inception date
Oct 20, 2011
Jan 22, 1993
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.09%
SCHD has a lower expense ratio than SPY by 0.03%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in SCHD than SPY.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
SCHD targets investing in US Equities, while SPY targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Schwab
State Street (SPDR)
SCHD is managed by Schwab, while SPY is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$191,902,599
$33,257,618,740
Both SCHD and SPY 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
$400,404,126,565
SCHD has more assets under management than SPY by $352,667,097,368. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
S&P 500 Index
SCHD is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, while SPY is based off of the S&P 500 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
SCHD and SPY 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 SPY 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 SPY does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SCHD may vary.
Prospectus
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SPY may issue a K1, while SCHD does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for SPY in its “Related ETFs” section.

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