Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD)

NYSEARCA: SCHD · Real-Time Price · USD
26.79
+0.22 (0.83%)
At close: Oct 17, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
26.78
-0.01 (-0.04%)
After-hours: Oct 17, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
0.83%
Assets$69.63B
Expense Ratio0.06%
PE Ratio15.66
Shares Out2.60B
Dividend (ttm)$1.03
Dividend Yield3.86%
Ex-Dividend DateSep 24, 2025
Payout FrequencyQuarterly
Payout Ratio60.64%
Volume14,041,944
Open26.61
Previous Close26.57
Day's Range26.56 - 26.79
52-Week Low23.87
52-Week High29.72
Beta0.79
Holdings103
Inception DateOct 20, 2011

About SCHD

Fund Home Page

The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 index, a market-cap-weighted index of 100 dividend-paying US equities. SCHD was launched on Oct 20, 2011 and is issued by Charles Schwab.

Asset Class Equity
Category Large Value
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol SCHD
ETF Provider Charles Schwab
Index Tracked Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100

Top 10 Holdings

41.11% of assets
NameSymbolWeight
AbbVie Inc.ABBV4.37%
Amgen Inc.AMGN4.28%
Lockheed Martin CorporationLMT4.22%
Cisco Systems, Inc.CSCO4.20%
PepsiCo, Inc.PEP4.16%
Merck & Co., Inc.MRK4.09%
Altria Group, Inc.MO3.98%
The Coca-Cola CompanyKO3.98%
Chevron CorporationCVX3.94%
The Home Depot, Inc.HD3.90%
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Dividends

Ex-DividendAmountPay Date
Sep 24, 2025$0.2604Sep 29, 2025
Jun 25, 2025$0.2602Jun 30, 2025
Mar 26, 2025$0.2488Mar 31, 2025
Dec 11, 2024$0.2645Dec 16, 2024
Sep 25, 2024$0.2515Sep 30, 2024
Jun 26, 2024$0.2747Jul 1, 2024
Full Dividend History

Performance

SCHD had a total return of -3.41% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 12.19%.

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