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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and SCHD +34.5%.

Which is cheaper, BOXX or SCHD?

SCHD is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

BOXX vs SCHD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and SCHD an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHD returned +34.5% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $112.3bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.

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At a glance

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

+34.5%

SCHD total return, 1 year

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

0.06%

SCHD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHD costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 30.5 points.

BOXX vs SCHD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	BOXX	SCHD
Return
Measure	BOXX	SCHD
Total return, 1 year	+4.0%	+34.5%
Benchmark
Measure	BOXX	SCHD
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
Cost and size
Measure	BOXX	SCHD
Expense ratio	0.19%	0.06%
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and SCHD as of Aug 31, 2026	$14.5bn	$112.3bn
Holdings
Measure	BOXX	SCHD
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight		95%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		41.7%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Alpha Architect Schwab

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of US dividend

Total return, 1 year +4.0% +34.5%

Expense ratio 0.19% 0.06%

Holdings not counted 99

Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and SCHD as of Aug 31, 2026 $14.5bn $112.3bn

BOXX and SCHD on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

SCHD

SCHD tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +34.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 41.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or SCHD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and SCHD +34.5%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or SCHD?: SCHD is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

SCHD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCHD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Schwab website ↗

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