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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAVA returned +20.3% and SCHD +26.6%.

Which is cheaper, JAVA or SCHD?

SCHD is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 90% of JAVA and 95% of SCHD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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JAVA vs SCHD: Differences, Returns & Fees

JAVA and SCHD hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and SCHD returned +26.6% over the year. Net assets: $7.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan Active Value ETF, and $94.9bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.

SCHD costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.3 points.

JAVA vs SCHD: Differences, Returns & Fees
	JAVA	SCHD
Expense ratio	0.44%	0.06%
Net assets, JAVA as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHD as of May 31, 2026	$7.2bn	$94.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+20.3%	+26.6%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
Holdings in common	10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.6%	43.6%
Below its high		5.4%, high on Aug 24, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+20.3%

JAVA total return, 1 year

+26.6%

SCHD total return, 1 year

0.44%

JAVA expense ratio

0.06%

SCHD expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JAVA and SCHD hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding JAVA SCHD

CONOCOPHILLIPS COMMON 1.82% 3.51%

CHEVRON CORP COMMON 1.22% 3.83%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INC 1.18% 5.09%

BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB CO 0.82% 2.93%

MERCK & CO INC COMMON 0.78% 3.86%

EOG RESOURCES INC COMMON 0.66% 1.82%

FIFTH THIRD BANCORP 0.50% 1.13%

ABBOTT LABORATORIES 0.48% 2.96%

HOME DEPOT INC/THE 0.44% 3.36%

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC 0.40% 5.91%

THE COCA-COLA COMPANY 0.40% 3.96%

THE PROCTER & GAMBLE 0.32% 3.55%

Only in JAVA

AMAZON.COM INC COMMON 7.76%

MICROSOFT CORP COMMON 6.31%

APPLE INC COMMON STOCK 3.93%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP 2.19%

WELLS FARGO & CO COMMON 2.17%

ABBVIE INC COMMON STOCK 1.82%

CHARLES SCHWAB CORP/THE 1.64%

META PLATFORMS INC 1.55%

Only in SCHD

QUALCOMM Inc 6.74%

Verizon Communications Inc 3.65%

Amgen Inc 3.47%

PepsiCo Inc 3.44%

Altria Group Inc 2.94%

Accenture PLC 2.90%

Lockheed Martin Corp 2.70%

Automatic Data Processing Inc 2.25%

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On the same fields

JAVA

JPMorgan Active Value ETF

SCHD

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer JPMorgan Schwab

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of US dividend

Total return, 1 year +20.3% +26.6%

Its benchmark over the same days +26.4% (IWD) not published

Gap to its benchmark −6.2 pts vs IWD not available

Expense ratio 0.44% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 90.4% 94.9%

Holdings 151 99

Net assets, JAVA as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHD as of May 31, 2026 $7.2bn $94.9bn

JAVA and SCHD on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About JAVA

JAVA is actively managed and tracks no index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.44% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 151 positions, with the top ten at 30.6%.

Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.3% with distributions reinvested, against +26.4% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index.

About SCHD

SCHD tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +26.6% with distributions reinvested. 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 43.6%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, JAVA or SCHD?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JAVA returned +20.3% and SCHD +26.6%.
Which is cheaper, JAVA or SCHD?: SCHD is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do JAVA and SCHD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 90% of JAVA and 95% of SCHD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

JAVA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JAVA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan website ↗SCHD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCHD 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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