Compare/Updated Oct 26, 2026, refreshed every trading day
NOBL vs SCHD
ProShares - S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF against Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
SCHD did better over the 1,000-trading-day period from Oct. 28, 2022, to Oct. 23, 2026. A $1,000 investment grew to $1,649, versus $1,433 for NOBL, delivering a 64.9% gain compared with 43.3%. SCHD also led across the 3-month, 6-month, YTD, 1-year, and 3-year periods, while both gained 6.6% over one month. Its advantage matters because SCHD achieved the stronger returns with lower 12-month volatility: 11.3% versus 12.1% for NOBL. However, SCHD’s worst drawdown was slightly larger at -16.1%, compared with -15.4% for NOBL. SCHD also has a substantially lower expense ratio, 0.06% versus 0.35%, and won 28 of the last 48 months. NOBL won 20 months, with a typical monthly gap of 1.06 points.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($55); 50-day at $56.
- RSI 67, neutral. Supertrend says buy. ADX 35, so the trend is strong.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($32); 50-day at $34.
- RSI 73, overbought. Supertrend says buy. ADX 33, so the trend is strong.
Head to head
Which has returned more, NOBL or SCHD?
NOBL beat SCHD in 20 of the last 48 months; SCHD won the other 28. The typical monthly gap was 1.06 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
Both: Nov 29, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.899
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.89
- NOBL move per 1% in SCHD
- 0.828
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 1.06 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | NOBL | SCHD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | +5.2% | -1.6% | +6.86 pts |
| March 2026 | -7.0% | -2.6% | -4.42 pts |
| July 2026 | +1.6% | +5.5% | -3.90 pts |
| April 2025 | -3.9% | -7.7% | +3.76 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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