Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHD vs VYM: how they differ
SCHD and VYM hold 21% of their weight in the same names, and SCHD returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHD and VYM hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | SCHD | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Chevron Corp | 3.84% | 1.51% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 3.55% | 1.45% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 5.10% | 1.41% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 3.37% | 1.37% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 3.96% | 1.28% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 3.87% | 1.14% |
| Texas Instruments Inc | 5.92% | 1.07% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 3.45% | 0.91% |
| Verizon Communications Inc | 3.66% | 0.85% |
| QUALCOMM Inc | 6.75% | 0.80% |
| Amgen Inc | 3.48% | 0.72% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 2.97% | 0.66% |
| Only in SCHD | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| Accenture PLC 2.90% | Broadcom Inc 8.07% |
| Erie Indemnity Co 0.14% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| Federated Hermes Inc 0.10% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| OFG Bancorp 0.05% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| National Bank Holdings Corp 0.05% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp 0.04% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| German American Bancorp Inc 0.04% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% |
| Lakeland Financial Corp 0.04% | Bank of America Corp 1.45% |
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 | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | US dividend | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +27.6% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +10.1 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.1% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 99 | 608 |
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.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, SCHD or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHD returned +27.6% and VYM returned +17.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHD or VYM?
- SCHD charges 0.06% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHD and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHD and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 21% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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