Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VOO?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +30.3% and VOO returned +20.1%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHD or VOO?

SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SCHD and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHD and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

SCHD vs VOO

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Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and Vanguard 500 Index Fund.

SCHD and VOO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	US dividend	S&P 500
Total return, 1 year	+30.3%	+20.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+10.3 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	95.1%	100.0%
Holdings	99	506

SCHD in plain words

SCHD is a index equity fund tracking US dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +30.3% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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%.

VOO in plain words

VOO is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VOO?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +30.3% and VOO returned +20.1%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHD or VOO?: SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VOO charges 0.03%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHD and VOO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHD and 100% of VOO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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