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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IUSB vs SCHD: how they differ

IUSB and SCHD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SCHD returned more over the year.

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and SCHD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IUSBOnly in SCHD
United States of America 0.38%QUALCOMM Inc 6.75%
United States of America 0.37%Texas Instruments Inc 5.92%
United States of America 0.37%UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10%
United States of America 0.37%Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96%
United States of America 0.36%Merck & Co Inc 3.87%
United States of America 0.36%Chevron Corp 3.84%
United States of America 0.36%Verizon Communications Inc 3.66%
United States of America 0.35%Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

IUSB and SCHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IUSB
iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF
SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesSchwab
What it isCore Universal USD BondUS dividend
Total return, 1 year−0.3%+27.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−17.8 pts+10.1 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.06%
Holdings1781999

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

SCHD in plain words

SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSB or SCHD?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or SCHD?
IUSB charges 0.06% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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