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VGT vs. SCHD

Vanguard Information Technology ETF

VGT
$
Today’s Change
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vs

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD
$
Today’s Change
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Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Jan 30, 2004 to Dec 12, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VGT

-2.6%

4.9%

SCHD

2.9%

2.7%

Diff.

-5.5%

+2.2%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VGT

-54.6%

22.6%

SCHD

-33.4%

15.6%

Diff.

-21.2%

+7%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VGT

0.70

0.26

SCHD

0.83

0.37

Diff.

-0.13

-0.11

VGTVanguard Information Technology ETF
SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF

What is VGT?

Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks in the information technology sector. Passively managed using a full-replication strategy when possible and a sampling strategy if regulatory constraints dictate. Includes stocks of companies that serve the electronics and computer industries or that manufacture products based on the latest applied science.

Snapshot
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VGT Vanguard Information Technology ETF
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
Inception date
Jan 26, 2004
Oct 20, 2011
Expense ratio
0.1%
0.06%
VGT has a higher expense ratio than SCHD by 0.04%. This can indicate that it’s more expensive to invest in VGT than SCHD.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VGT targets investing in US Equities, while SCHD targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Schwab
VGT is managed by Vanguard, while SCHD is managed by Schwab.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$206,920,148
$191,902,599
Both VGT and SCHD are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$50,021,727,974
$47,737,029,197
VGT has more assets under management than SCHD by $2,284,698,777. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index
Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
VGT is based off of the MSCI US Investable Market Information Technology 25/50 Transition Index, while SCHD is based off of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VGT nor SCHD use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VGT and SCHD both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
No
Yes
SCHD may offer dividends, while VGT does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for SCHD may vary.
Prospectus
Neither VGT nor SCHD require a K1.

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Category

Tactical, momentum, mean‑reversion, volatility targeting, leveraged/inverse ETFs, tech‑heavy, daily rebalancing

OOS Cumulative Return

140.05%

Trading Strategies
Related toSCHD

TQQQ FTLT OVERFIT (255.2% RR/46.4% Max DD)

Category

Leveraged ETFs, Tactical allocation, Trend following, Momentum/RSI, Mean reversion, Volatility hedge, Bonds, Tech-heavy

OOS Cumulative Return

534.32%

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Disclaimers

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