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ETF Comparisons

SCHD vs. VGT

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD
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Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGT
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Correlation

0.74

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Top 10 comparisons with SCHD:
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SCHD
Correlation
With:
VGT
Vanguard Information Technology ETF
0.74
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 VGT:
AVGO
Broadcom Inc
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SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF
VGTVanguard Information Technology 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
VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
Inception date
Oct 20 2011
Jan 26 2004
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.10%
SCHD has a lower expense ratio than VGT by 0.04%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in SCHD than VGT.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
SCHD targets investing in US Equities, while VGT targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Schwab
Vanguard
SCHD is managed by Schwab, while VGT is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$191,902,599
$206,920,148
Both SCHD and VGT 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
$50,021,727,974
SCHD has more assets under management than VGT by $2,284,698,777. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
SCHD is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, while VGT is based off of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
SCHD and VGT 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 VGT 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 VGT does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SCHD may vary.
Prospectus
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Neither SCHD nor VGT require a K1.
SCHD and VGT’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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