Overview
- SCHD, highlighted in Tuesday coverage, is cited as the top-performing U.S. dividend ETF this year as investors favor steady cash payers.
- Early investors now collect about a 12.4% to 12.5% yield on their original cost after the fund’s annual payout rose from $0.224 in 2011 to roughly $1.055.
- The ETF’s current income profile sits in the high‑3% range by SEC yield, and it charges a 0.06% fee while managing about $87.5 billion.
- The fund tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, which requires at least 10 years of dividends and screens for cash flow, return on equity, and dividend growth, with a March reconstitution that can shift sector weights.
- Recent holdings feature large, durable payers such as Texas Instruments, UnitedHealth Group, Chevron, PepsiCo, and Coca‑Cola, and long-run results since 2011 total about 490% with dividends reinvested.