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SCHD vs. VXUS

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD
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Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

VXUS
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Correlation

SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF
VXUSVanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock 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
VXUS Vanguard STAR Funds Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
Inception date
Oct 20, 2011
Jan 28, 2011
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.07%
SCHD has a lower expense ratio than VXUS by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in SCHD than VXUS.
Type
US Equities
Global Ex. US Equities
SCHD targets investing in US Equities, while VXUS targets investing in Global Ex. US Equities.
Fund owner
Schwab
Vanguard
SCHD is managed by Schwab, while VXUS is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$191,902,599
$112,472,630
Both SCHD and VXUS 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
$56,738,130,416
SCHD has more assets under management than VXUS by $9,001,101,219. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
SCHD is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, while VXUS is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
SCHD and VXUS 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 VXUS 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 VXUS does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SCHD may vary.
Prospectus
Neither SCHD nor VXUS require a K1.

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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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