Which returned more over the last year, SCHH or SPYD?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHH returned +8.7% and SPYD +15.3%.

Which is cheaper, SCHH or SPYD?

Neither: SCHH and SPYD both charge 0.07% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SCHH and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 74% of SCHH and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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SCHH vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHH returned +8.7% to SPYD's +15.3%; 21% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $11.2bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. REIT ETF, and $7.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+8.7%

SCHH total return, 1 year

+15.3%

SPYD total return, 1 year

0.07%

SCHH expense ratio

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.07% a year; their one-year returns differ by 6.6 points.

SCHH vs SPYD: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SCHH	SPYD
Return
Measure	SCHH	SPYD
Total return, 1 year	+8.7%	+15.3%
Drawdown
Measure	SCHH	SPYD
Below its high	8.5%, high on Jul 24, 2026	4.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SCHH	SPYD
What it tracks	US REIT	S&P 500 High Dividend Index
Cost and size
Measure	SCHH	SPYD
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.07%
Net assets, SCHH as of Aug 31, 2026 and SPYD as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.2bn	$7.5bn
Holdings
Measure	SCHH	SPYD
Holdings in common	21%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	51.6%	16.1%

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

What they share

21%

By the books each fund has filed, SCHH and SPYD hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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21% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SCHH SPYD

Crown Castle Inc 2.34% 1.47%

American Tower Corp 4.24% 1.44%

Public Storage 3.62% 1.30%

Extra Space Storage Inc 2.10% 1.29%

Simon Property Group Inc 4.59% 1.22%

Essex Property Trust Inc 1.28% 1.22%

Vivmark Residential 3.35% 1.19%

VICI Properties Inc 1.97% 1.16%

Realty Income Corp 4.02% 1.13%

Kimco Realty Corp 1.12% 1.17%

Invitation Homes Inc 1.12% 1.20%

Mid-America Apartment Communities Inc 1.05% 1.17%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SCHH

Welltower Inc 11.05%

Prologis Inc 8.79%

Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.54%

Equinix Inc 4.27%

Ventas Inc 3.12%

Iron Mountain Inc 2.41%

SBA Communications Corp 1.42%

Weyerhaeuser Co 1.19%

Only in SPYD

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.18%

HP INC 1.74%

HASBRO INC 1.73%

PFIZER INC 1.56%

CHEVRON CORP 1.54%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.49%

BEST BUY CO INC 1.47%

EOG RESOURCES INC 1.45%

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Side by side

SCHH Schwab U.S. REIT ETF SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Schwab State Street

What it is Tracks an index of US REIT Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend

Total return, 1 year +8.7% +15.3%

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 73.9% 99.3%

Holdings 117 79

Net assets, SCHH as of Aug 31, 2026 and SPYD as of Oct 27, 2026 $11.2bn $7.5bn

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

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About each fund

SCHH

SCHH tracks an index of US REIT. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +8.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 74% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 117 positions, with the top ten at 51.6%. It sat 8.5% below its high of Jul 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHH or SPYD?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHH returned +8.7% and SPYD +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, SCHH or SPYD?: Neither: SCHH and SPYD both charge 0.07% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHH and SPYD overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 74% of SCHH and 99% of SPYD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

SCHH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCHH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Schwab website ↗

SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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