Yahoo · Oct 16, 2026
Schwab's Dividend ETF Has Gained 25% This Year. Is It Still Worth Buying?
Its payout has hardly risen this year, but its price has surged. What does that leave for the next five years?
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AMEX · SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
Financial Services · Asset Management
$34.35
Up+$0.25 (+0.73%)
Updated Oct 18, 2026, 8:32 PM
SID Score
7.4/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
54/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 71.44B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Dividend yield
- 3.05%
- 52-week range
- $26.32 – $35.31
- Volume
- 25.26M
- Avg. volume
- 17.78M
Price performance · SCHD
SCHD price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 16, 2026
SCHD closed at $34.35 after 20 trading sessions, up 1.87% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $34.35
- Period change
- +1.87%
- Period low
- $32.53
- Period high
- $34.35
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | $34.31 | $34.47 | $34.25 | $34.35 | 25.26M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $34.065 | $34.29 | $34.06 | $34.10 | 29.08M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $33.42 | $33.72 | $33.40 | $33.71 | 25.72M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $33.52 | $33.53 | $33.18 | $33.37 | 22.26M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $33.16 | $33.27 | $33.10 | $33.26 | 16.93M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $33.04 | $33.11 | $32.96 | $33.04 | 17.82M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $32.67 | $33.16 | $32.66 | $33.15 | 23.63M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $32.84 | $32.8799 | $32.63 | $32.65 | 21.55M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $32.755 | $32.92 | $32.71 | $32.85 | 19.94M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $32.65 | $32.74 | $32.36 | $32.72 | 24.43M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $32.77 | $32.825 | $32.66 | $32.72 | 20.74M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $32.72 | $32.82 | $32.58 | $32.66 | 23.99M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $32.97 | $32.97 | $32.53 | $32.53 | 21.09M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $32.865 | $32.95 | $32.73 | $32.85 | 25.69M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $33.11 | $33.19 | $32.96 | $33.01 | 27.62M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $33.04 | $33.2699 | $33.01 | $33.21 | 23.8M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $33.37 | $33.425 | $33.08 | $33.10 | 21.48M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $33.48 | $33.50 | $33.26 | $33.28 | 23.17M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $33.81 | $33.8486 | $33.67 | $33.74 | 24.32M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $33.73 | $33.82 | $33.5501 | $33.72 | 25.22M |
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To pursue its goal, the fund generally invests in stocks that are included in the index. The index is designed to measure the performance of high dividend yielding stocks issued by U.S. companies that have a record of consistently paying dividends, selected for fundamental strength relative to their peers, based on financial ratios. The fund invests at least 90% of its net assets in these stocks.
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Yahoo · Oct 15, 2026
SCHD Pays $8,384 More a Year Than SCHG. Over Five Years SCHG Returned $121,800 More
SCHD and SCHG split the same $300,000 in opposite directions depending on which measuring stick you pick, and the one most investors grab first may be the wrong one for their situation.
Yahoo · Oct 15, 2026
Meet the Dividend ETF With Big Stakes in These 3 Blue Chip Stocks
The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF holds 102 financially strong stocks, including household names like Coca-Cola (KO), Chevron (CVX), and Home Depot (HD).
Yahoo · Oct 15, 2026
SCHD vs. VYM: Which High-Yield ETF Should You Own?
Dividend ETFs are enjoying a comeback, but only one of these two funds has a clear advantage.
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