Which returned more over the last year, HDV or SCHX?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and SCHX +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, HDV or SCHX?

SCHX is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do HDV and SCHX overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 94% of SCHX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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HDV vs SCHX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, HDV returned +29.4% to SCHX's +13.1%; 8% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $15.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core High Dividend ETF, and $74.2bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

+13.1%

SCHX total return, 1 year

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

0.03%

SCHX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHX costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.3 points.

HDV vs SCHX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	HDV	SCHX
Return
Measure	HDV	SCHX
Total return, 1 year	+29.4%	+13.1%
Benchmark
Measure	HDV	SCHX
What it tracks	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index	Dow Jones U.S. Large-Cap Total Stock Market Index
Cost and size
Measure	HDV	SCHX
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.03%
Net assets, HDV as of Oct 27, 2026 and SCHX as of Aug 31, 2026	$15.9bn	$74.2bn
Holdings
Measure	HDV	SCHX
Holdings in common	8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	55.6%	36.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, HDV and SCHX hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first HDV SCHX

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48% 0.96%

ABBVIE 6.77% 0.65%

CHEVRON 7.22% 0.56%

COCA-COLA 4.26% 0.49%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46% 0.49%

HOME DEPOT 4.57% 0.47%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04% 0.42%

AMGEN INC 2.78% 0.33%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12% 0.30%

ABBOTT LABORATORIES 2.06% 0.28%

PEPSICO 3.89% 0.28%

NEXTERA ENERGY 2.54% 0.25%

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Only in HDV

MCDONALDS CORP 2.55%

WILLIAMS 1.27%

ILLINOIS TOOL INC 0.93%

HERSHEY FOODS 0.39%

VIPER ENERGY INC CLASS A 0.27%

PROSPERITY BANCSHARES 0.14%

AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP 0.13%

ANTERO MIDSTREAM 0.13%

Only in SCHX

NVIDIA Corp 7.69%

Apple Inc 6.69%

Microsoft Corp 5.42%

Amazon.com Inc 3.66%

Alphabet Inc 2.86%

Broadcom Inc 2.52%

Alphabet Inc 2.28%

Meta Platforms Inc 1.81%

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Side by side

HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF SCHX Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Schwab

What it is Tracks an index of High Dividend Tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap

Total return, 1 year +29.4% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.6 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 89.5% 93.6%

Holdings 77 747

Net assets, HDV as of Oct 27, 2026 and SCHX as of Aug 31, 2026 $15.9bn $74.2bn

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

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About each fund

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

SCHX

SCHX tracks an index of U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 747 positions, with the top ten at 36.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HDV or SCHX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HDV returned +29.4% and SCHX +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, HDV or SCHX?: SCHX is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do HDV and SCHX overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of HDV and 94% of SCHX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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HDV on its own →SCHX on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →HDV dividend history →HDV holdings →SCHX dividend history →SCHX holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

SCHX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCHX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Schwab website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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