Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
SCHD vs TLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHD returned +34.5% to TLT's −7.9%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $112.3bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF, and $47.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.
Pair scorecard
SCHD costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 42.4 points.
| Measure | SCHD | TLT |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +34.5% | −7.9% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 42.6%, high on Aug 4, 2020 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index | ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.15% |
| Net assets, SCHD as of Aug 31, 2026 and TLT as of Oct 27, 2026 | $112.3bn | $47.4bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 0% | |
| In the S&P 500, by weight | 95% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 41.7% | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, SCHD and TLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.
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0% in common
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Side by side
SCHD and TLT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
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%.
TLT
TLT tracks an index of 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −7.9% with distributions reinvested, against −7.8% for its benchmark, the ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.6% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or TLT?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +34.5% and TLT −7.9%.
- Which is cheaper, SCHD or TLT?
- SCHD is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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