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SPYG vs. SCHD

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF

SPYG
$
Today’s Change
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vs

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD
$
Today’s Change
()

Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Sep 29, 2000 to Aug 21, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

SPYG

1.8%

1.8%

SCHD

7.0%

9.8%

Diff.

-5.2%

-8%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

SPYG

-69.2%

21.6%

SCHD

-33.4%

15.4%

Diff.

-35.8%

+6.2%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

SPYG

0.44

0.11

SCHD

0.91

0.41

Diff.

-0.47

-0.3

SPYGSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF

What is SPYG?

The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF seeks to provide investment results that, before fees and expenses, correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P 500 Growth Index (the "Index"). The S&P 500 Growth Index measures the performance of the large-capitalization growth sector in the U.S. equity market. The selection universe for the S&P 500 Index includes all U.S. common equities listed on the NYSE, NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Select Market and NASDAQ Capital Market with market capitalizations of $5.3 billion or more. The Index is market capitalization weighted.

Snapshot
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SPYG SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
Inception date
Sep 25, 2000
Oct 20, 2011
Expense ratio
0.04%
0.06%
SPYG has a lower expense ratio than SCHD by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in SPYG than SCHD.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
SPYG targets investing in US Equities, while SCHD targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
State Street (SPDR)
Schwab
SPYG is managed by State Street (SPDR), while SCHD is managed by Schwab.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$94,041,426
$191,902,599
Both SPYG and SCHD 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
$18,568,081,481
$47,737,029,197
SPYG has more assets under management than SCHD by $29,168,947,716. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P 500 Growth Index
Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
SPYG is based off of the S&P 500 Growth Index, while SCHD is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither SPYG nor SCHD use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
SPYG and SCHD 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
No
Yes
SCHD may offer dividends, while SPYG does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SCHD may vary.
Prospectus
Neither SPYG nor SCHD require a K1.

Trading Strategies
Related toSPYG

slowloss5

Category

Trend following, tactical rotation, leveraged ETFs, inverse ETFs, momentum, mean reversion, risk-on/risk-off

OOS Cumulative Return

343.7%

Trading Strategies
Related toSCHD

TQQQ FTLT OVERFIT (255.2% RR/46.4% Max DD)

Category

Tactical market timing, Leveraged ETFs, Tech-heavy, Trend and mean-reversion, Volatility hedging, Risk-on/Risk-off

OOS Cumulative Return

638.77%

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