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VIG vs. SCHD

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

VIG
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Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD
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VIG
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SCHD
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
SwitchDGROBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF0.99TDVGT. Rowe Price ExchangeTraded Funds Inc - T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth ETF0.99DGRWWisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund0.98OUSAOSI ETF Trust - ALPS O'Shares U.S. Quality Dividend ETF0.98QUSSPDR Series Trust - SPDR MSCI USA StrategicFactors SM ETF0.98ROUSLattice Strategies Trust - Hartford Multifactor US Equity ETF0.98DUHPDimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional US High Profitability ETF0.98DLNWisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund0.98QDFFlexShares Trust - FlexShares Quality Dividend Index Fund0.97ILCVBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Morningstar Value ETF0.97

Top 10 shared holdings

The top 10 holdings shared by VIG and SCHD:
AVGO
Broadcom Inc
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VIGVanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF

What is VIG?

VIG Seeks to track the performance of the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index. Index is composed of Large-cap equity, emphasizing stocks with a record of growing their dividends year over year. Effective September 20, 2021, the fund changed its benchmark from the NASDAQ US Dividend Achievers Select Index to the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index.

Snapshot
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VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
Inception date
Apr 21, 2006
Oct 20, 2011
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.06%
VIG and SCHD have the same expense ratio, meaning it’s equally as costly to invest in either one.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VIG targets investing in US Equities, while SCHD targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Schwab
VIG is managed by Vanguard, while SCHD is managed by Schwab.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$157,665,108
$191,902,599
Both VIG 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
$67,239,425,848
$47,737,029,197
VIG has more assets under management than SCHD by $19,502,396,651. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
VIG is based off of the S&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index, while SCHD is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
VIG and SCHD 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
VIG 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
Yes
Yes
Prospectus
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Neither VIG nor SCHD require a K1.

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