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SCHD · Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-11 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in SCHD with dividends reinvested grew to $66,407, 13.45% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -21.54%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-11 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How SCHD held up in past market crashes
SCHD has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 32.8% in the 2020 COVID crash, when the S&P 500 fell 34.1%. It took 7 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | SCHD deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -18.3% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 4 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -32.8% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 7 months |
| 2022 bear market | -18.9% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Sep 2022 | 22 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index. The fund focuses on U.S. companies with a consistent record of dividend payments and applies additional quality screens based on measures such as cash flow, return on equity, dividend yield, and dividend growth.
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