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Is SCHD a good investment?

Updated October 9, 2026

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) is a US dividend ETF. As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores SCHD 6.1 out of 10 — highest on Risk (9.2), lowest on Growth (3.4). It trades at 18.3 times earnings, against its own median of 16.9. Its ten largest holdings are 41% of the fund.

What stands out in SCHD's data

U.S. dividend stocks screened for quality and stability.

Pays out more income than the typical dividend fund — a bigger cash stream from a quality-focused portfolio.

Its 3.2% dividend yield tops the 2.3% category median. Fees run at 0.06%, and it holds 98 stocks.

A quality-tilted income sleeve for a portfolio that already holds broad U.S. equities.

Why did SCHD move this week? It rose 1.0% in the week to October 9, 2026 — ConocoPhillips and Altria drove it

SCHD rose 1.0% in the week to October 9, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were ConocoPhillips (+5.8%), Altria (+6.4%) and Procter & Gamble (+4.4%); Verizon Communications (−9.3%) pushed the other way.

How is SCHD rated? ETF Copilot scores Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) 6.1 out of 10

As of October 9, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) 6.1 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 6.1 / 10
  • Growth: 3.4 / 10
  • Value: 6.5 / 10
  • Risk: 9.2 / 10
  • Quality: 6.8 / 10
  • Return: 6.0 / 10

SCHD is ranked #7 of 10 in ETF Copilot's Dividend list.

Is SCHD expensive right now? It trades at 18.3 times earnings, against its own median of 16.9

As of October 9, 2026, SCHD is more expensive than 71% of its own 115 monthly readings since 2017 — 82 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside SCHD? 13% Tech

What's inside SCHD: Size (Large 90%, Mid 9%, Small 2%); Geography (International 3%, US 97%); Tech 12.8%; AI 4.5%; Semiconductors 9.1%; Memory 9.1%.

What are SCHD's top holdings? The ten largest are 41% of the fund

Texas Instrument, Qualcomm, Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Merck, UnitedHealth, Amgen and Verizon Communications are SCHD's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 82% of Dividend US ETFs.

Half of SCHD's weight sits in its 13 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 34 equally weighted holdings.

What is SCHD's expense ratio? 0.06% a year

As of October 9, 2026, SCHD charges 0.06% a year, yields 3.18% and holds $110.6B in assets across 98 positions.

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) — cost, income and size
MeasureSCHD
Expense ratio0.06%
Dividend yield3.18%
Assets under management$110.6B
Holdings98

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 9, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/schd

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