Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHD vs VWO: how they differ
SCHD and VWO hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SCHD returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHD and VWO hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SCHD | Only in VWO |
|---|---|
| QUALCOMM Inc 6.75% | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 14.73% |
| Texas Instruments Inc 5.92% | Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.28% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10% | Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96% | Delta Electronics Inc 1.18% |
| Merck & Co Inc 3.87% | MediaTek Inc 1.07% |
| Chevron Corp 3.84% | Reliance Industries Ltd 0.90% |
| Verizon Communications Inc 3.66% | HDFC Bank Ltd 0.81% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55% | Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.75% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | VWO Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | US dividend | Emerging markets |
| Total return, 1 year | +27.6% | +15.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +10.1 pts | −1.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.06% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.1% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 99 | 6355 |
SCHD in plain words
SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% 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%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VWO in plain words
VWO is an index equity fund tracking the Emerging markets. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +15.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6355 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VWO?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and VWO returned +15.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHD or VWO?
- SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VWO charges 0.06%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHD and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHD and 0% of VWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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