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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +30.3% and VYM returned +20.9%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHD or VYM?

SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHD and 92% of VYM 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 VYM

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Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

SCHD and VYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	US dividend	US high dividend
Total return, 1 year	+30.3%	+20.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+10.3 pts	+0.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.04%
Already in the S&P 500	95.1%	92.2%
Holdings	99	608

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%.

VYM in plain words

VYM is a index equity fund tracking US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VYM?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +30.3% and VYM returned +20.9%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHD or VYM?: SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHD and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHD and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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