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VYM vs SCHD
Vanguard High Dividend Yield 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 period, turning $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 into $1,649, compared with $1,694 for VYM?
- Price is above its 200-day average ($155); 50-day at $161.
- RSI 59, neutral. Supertrend says buy. ADX 24, so the trend is developing.
- 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, VYM or SCHD?
VYM beat SCHD in 26 of the last 48 months; SCHD won the other 22. The typical monthly gap was 1.01 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
VYM: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025; SCHD: Nov 29, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.898
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.84
- VYM move per 1% in SCHD
- 0.696
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 1.01 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | VYM | SCHD | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | +4.1% | +8.4% | -4.36 pts |
| January 2026 | +4.5% | +8.7% | -4.21 pts |
| April 2025 | -3.5% | -7.7% | +4.12 pts |
| September 2025 | +1.9% | -1.3% | +3.15 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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