SCHD vs VYM (2026)
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF side by side. VYM is the cheaper fund (0.06% vs 0.04% expense ratio). Over the last five years VYM returned more (+78.43% vs +60.49%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 22% of weight. Not investment advice.
Fund facts#
| SCHD | VYM | |
|---|---|---|
| Focus | Dividend | Dividend |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.04% |
| AUM | $94.9B | $80.6B |
| Distribution yield | 3.05% | 2.22% |
| Holdings | 99 | 604 |
| 1 month return | +1.5% | -1.3% |
| YTD return | +27.5% | +15.3% |
| 1 year return | +29.9% | +20.0% |
| 3 years return | +55.5% | +66.2% |
| 5 years return | +60.5% | +78.4% |
| 10 years return | +235.6% | +201.7% |
| 3Y CAGR | +15.9%/yr | +18.5%/yr |
| 5Y CAGR | +9.9%/yr | +12.3%/yr |
| 10Y CAGR | +12.9%/yr | +11.7%/yr |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| Inception | 2011-10-20 | 2006-11-10 |
All returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), from daily adjusted closes. CAGR = compound annual growth rate. '—' means the fund's history doesn't span the horizon.
Annualized returns (CAGR)#
Compound annual growth rate per holding period, total return, from weekly adjusted closes. Horizons a fund's history can't span show no bar; horizons no fund spans are omitted.
Performance, rebased#
Returns by year#
| Year | SCHD | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +20.8% | +16.4% |
| 2018 | -5.6% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | +27.3% | +24.1% |
| 2020 | +15.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | +29.9% | +26.2% |
| 2022 | -3.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | +3.9% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | +11.7% | +17.6% |
| 2025 | +4.3% | +15.4% |
| 2026 YTD | +27.5% | +15.3% |
Total returns (dividends reinvested), calendar years.
Returns by year, charted#
Holdings overlap#
SCHD and VYM overlap by about 22% of portfolio weight — 80 shared holdings out of 99 in SCHD and 604 in VYM, from each fund's latest SEC filing (May 31, 2026 / Apr 30, 2026).
Top 10 holdings, side by side#
Merged top 10 across the funds — each column is the holding's % of that fund.
Sector weights#
| Sector | SCHD | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 20.4% | 13.4% |
| Financials | 8.1% | 19.7% |
| Consumer Staples | 18.4% | 7.8% |
| Energy | 15.9% | 9.4% |
| Technology | 12.3% | 15.8% |
| Industrials | 10.3% | 11.7% |
| Communication Services | 6.0% | 3.3% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 5.9% | 5.3% |
| Utilities | 0.0% | 4.8% |
| Materials | 0.0% | 2.9% |
| Other | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| Not on ChartRow | 2.8% | 5.6% |
Sector weights, charted#
Estimated portfolio characteristics#
| SCHD | VYM | |
|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 21.5 | 21.7 |
| P/B | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| Dividend yield | 3.13% | 2.26% |
| Earnings growth (TTM) | -6.9% | +11.5% |
Weighted by each fund's filed holdings, over the members we track. Shown only when every fund's tracked coverage is high enough for the average to mean something.
Growth from any starting date#
Hover to move the starting point — every fund rebases to 1× at that date, so the comparison holds from any entry point back to 2011 (the earliest date all 2 funds existed). Log scale, weekly total returns.
Fund flows#
| Period | SCHD | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | +$2.6B | — |
| Apr 2026 | +$2.4B | +$464.2M |
| Mar 2026 | +$2B | +$630.2M |
| Feb 2026 | +$2.3B | +$817.7M |
| Jan 2026 | +$546.4M | +$143.5M |
| Dec 2025 | +$973.9M | +$1.1B |
Net creations minus redemptions, derived from consecutive SEC N-PORT filings. The form only exists since mid-2019.
Fund flows, charted#
Methodology#
Returns are total returns (dividends reinvested) from daily adjusted closes. Holdings, overlap, sector weights and flows derive from each fund's public SEC filings (Form N-PORT), anchored on the latest filing and rolled forward daily by price moves. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight across shared holdings. See each fund's full holdings: SCHD holdings · VYM holdings. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
FAQ#
- SCHD or VYM — which is better?
- VYM is the cheaper fund (0.06% vs 0.04% expense ratio). Over the last five years VYM returned more (+78.43% vs +60.49%, total return). Their portfolios overlap by about 22% of weight. The two flagship dividend ETFs — quality screen vs broad high yield.
- How much do SCHD and VYM overlap?
- SCHD and VYM overlap by about 22% of portfolio weight, sharing 80 holdings (per each fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing, weights rolled forward to today).
- Which is bigger: SCHD vs VYM?
- SCHD is the largest at $94.9B in assets.
- Is ChartRow affiliated with any of these funds?
- No. ChartRow is independent and not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Schwab, Vanguard. Comparisons are derived independently from public SEC filings and market data; not investment advice.