Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHD vs URTH: how they differ
SCHD and URTH hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and SCHD returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHD and URTH hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCHD | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Corp | 3.84% | 0.38% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 5.10% | 0.38% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 3.55% | 0.37% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 3.96% | 0.35% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 3.37% | 0.35% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 3.87% | 0.32% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 5.92% | 0.30% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 6.75% | 0.29% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 3.66% | 0.22% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.45% | 0.22% |
| Amgen Inc | 3.48% | 0.20% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 2.97% | 0.16% |
| Only in SCHD | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| Accenture PLC 2.90% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64% |
| East West Bancorp Inc 0.42% | APPLE INC. 5.04% |
| APA Corp 0.33% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.50% |
| Skyworks Solutions Inc 0.29% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86% |
| HF Sinclair Corp 0.28% | ALPHABET INC. 2.43% |
| Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corp 0.24% | BROADCOM INC. 2.21% |
| American Financial Group Inc/OH 0.23% | ALPHABET INC. 2.01% |
| Autoliv Inc 0.22% | META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.51% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | iShares |
| What it is | US dividend | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +27.6% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +10.1 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.1% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 99 | 1322 |
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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. 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.
URTH in plain words
URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1322 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and URTH returned +17.4%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHD or URTH?
- SCHD charges 0.06% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHD and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHD and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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