Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD)
Dividend ETF
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) is a Dividend ETF from Schwab ETFs. As of October 23, 2026, SCHD closed at $35.27. It charges a 0.06% expense ratio, or $6 a year per $10,000 invested. Including dividends it returned +35.1% over the past year and +10.2% a year over five years.
- Assets under management: $107.9 billion
- Dividend yield: 2.99%
- Annualized return since 2011: 13.6%
- Worst peak-to-trough drop: -33%
SCHD price chart
1Y price change: +30.5% (price only; total returns below include dividends)
| Total return | 1M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCHD | +6.0% | +31.7% | +35.1% | +19.7% | +10.2% | +13.6% | +13.6% |
Dividends reinvested. 3Y and longer are annualized; MAX is annualized since 2011.
SCHD key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.06%
- $6/yr per $10K
- Assets (AUM)
- $107.9B
- Dividend yield
- 2.99%
- Annualized return
- 13.6%
- since 2011
- Volatility
- 15%
- annualized
- Max drawdown
- -33%
- 52-week range
- $26.32 – $35.45
- Fund family
- Schwab ETFs
SCHD dividend
- Dividend yield
- 2.99%
- Annual dividend
- $1.06
- Years of increases
- 14
- 5-yr dividend growth
- 9.1%
- per year
- Payments per year
- 4
Regular dividends per share by calendar year; special dividends excluded. Current year omitted until complete.
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|---|---|---|---|
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SCHD news
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- Forget HDV: SCHD Returned 258.13% Over Ten Years Against HDV’s 176.81% · Oct 23, 2026
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- The Bottom Line on Dividend ETFs: Why SCHD Wins on Efficiency and Income · Oct 22, 2026
SCHD ETF FAQ
What is SCHD's expense ratio?
SCHD has an expense ratio of 0.06%: $6 a year on a $10,000 investment.
What is SCHD's dividend yield?
SCHD yields 2.99% based on its trailing distributions of $1.06 per share.
What is SCHD's historical return?
With dividends reinvested, SCHD returned +35.1% over one year, +10.2% a year over five years, +13.6% a year over ten years through October 23, 2026.
How much can SCHD fall?
SCHD's largest peak-to-trough decline since 2011 was -33%. Past drawdowns don't cap future ones.
Sources: fund data and prices from Yahoo Finance (delayed); FI Handbook calculations. Last close October 23, 2026.