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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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SCHD vs VLUE: how they differ

SCHD and VLUE hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and VLUE returned more over the year.

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHD and VLUE hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions SCHD and VLUE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSCHDVLUE
Verizon Communications Inc3.66%2.66%
QUALCOMM Inc6.75%1.80%
Merck & Co Inc3.87%1.57%
Comcast Corp2.25%1.50%
Ford Motor Co1.72%1.50%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co2.94%1.08%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co0.97%0.88%
United Parcel Service Inc1.99%0.83%
EOG Resources Inc1.82%0.66%
Target Corp1.45%0.61%
Devon Energy Corp1.29%0.49%
Snap-on Inc0.49%0.25%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SCHDOnly in VLUE
Texas Instruments Inc 5.92%MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 11.63%
UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10%INTEL CORPORATION 9.29%
Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96%CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 4.97%
Chevron Corp 3.84%APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. 3.67%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55%GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY 3.16%
ConocoPhillips 3.52%AT&T INC. 2.53%
Amgen Inc 3.48%CITIGROUP INC. 1.94%
PepsiCo Inc 3.45%WESTERN DIGITAL CORPORATION 1.89%

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.

SCHD and VLUE on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
VLUE
iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabiShares
What it isUS dividendMSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year+27.6%+69.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+10.1 pts+51.9 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.15%
Already in the S&P 50095.1%96.9%
Holdings99148

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.

VLUE in plain words

VLUE is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +69.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 43.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VLUE?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and VLUE returned +69.4%, so VLUE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHD or VLUE?
SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VLUE charges 0.15%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHD and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHD and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 15% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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