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SCHDSchwabINDEX

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF

$35.09+1.68% today
263552-WK

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.

Price & daily flows
33.230.828.335.09DAILY NET FLOWAug 19Dec 16Apr 17Aug 19

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned +26.5% so far this year. At 0.060% a year it is not the cheapest way in — VTIP runs the same ground at 0.04%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$60.6Bassets under management
0.060%expense ratio · $6 per $10,000 a year
net flow, trailing month
23Mavg daily volume, 30 days
103holdings · US-domiciled
2011listed October 19, 2011 · beta 0.24
Sector weights
Consumer Discretionary25.41%
Financial Services18.99%
Financials17.78%
Health Technology16.7%
Finance16.27%
Healthcare15.49%
Consumer Defensive13.67%
Energy12.04%
Electronic Technology11.98%
Industrials11.91%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States99.3%
United Kingdom0.62%
Switzerland0.5%
Bermuda0.12%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week+2.4%
1 month+6.6%
3 months+9.5%
6 months+11.0%
YTD+26.5%
1 year
3 years

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week
1 month
3 months
YTD
1 year

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
11%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
11%realized volatility, 1 year
-5.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
at peakwhere it sits vs. that peak today

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
6Kcalls today
2Kputs today
0.41put/call ratio
22.6Mshares traded
The case against SCHD

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat SCHD on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF0.05%$128.4B+$547M-1bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$547M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.7B+$104M-2bp on fee · +$104M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.4B+$520M-2bp on fee · +$520M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.7B+$312M-2bp on fee · +$312M in over the monthHead-to-head
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$195.3B+$631M3× the assets · +$631M in over the monthHead-to-head
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