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Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD tracks a market-cap-weighted index of 100 dividend-paying US equities.

Since 2011, SCHD, as the headline states, has delivered consistent excellency. In this article, I will delve into what I believe are the key factors behind this consistently strong performance.

SCHD: Consistent Excellency From This High-Dividend Performer

SCHD has only been actively traded during a decade when inflation very rarely touched even 2%.

SCHD: Rising Rates Will Severely Damage The Share Price

Though SCHD has performed very well this past year, it has become top-heavy in stocks whose fundamentals are worrisome.

SCHD: High Stock Valuations And Slow EPS Growth Flash A Warning

SCHD is a rather concentrated and top-heavy large-cap dividend fund with exceptionally high quality.

SCHD: Paper-Thin Expenses In Exchange For High-Quality Portfolio

Merck

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

AT&T

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

SCHD has performed very well as investors have become less enthusiastic about the growth stocks that dominate VTI. We take an in-depth look at some of the valuation metrics and quant ratings of the top 25 stocks that make up 75% of SCHD's total value.

SCHD, RSP, Or VTI: Where To Deploy New Cash In A Correcting Market?

Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF

Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

Consider adding any one of these funds to an already diversified portfolio.

4 Winning ETFs to Spritz Up Your Retirement Portfolio

SCHD provides impressive growth potential with a respectable dividend. SCHD is a great option for younger retirees.

SCHD Is A Best-Of-Both-Worlds ETF: Income And Appreciation

iShares Select Dividend ETF

iShares Select Dividend ETF provides exposure to 100 broad-cap US companies with a consistent history of dividends over the past five years.

DVY Vs. SCHD: Two ETFs Based On Different Dividend Rules Set By Dow Jones

iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF

WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth Fund

ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Honing in on the dividend aristocrats could be the most beneficial way in the current market environment, which has been ruffled by the rising number of COVID-19 Delta variant cases and Fed tapering talks.

Dividend Aristocrat ETFs Investing Guide

Global dividend growth is moving at an impressive pace this year, and payouts are inching toward reclaiming pre-pandemic highs. Factor that into today's low-yield environment, and it's a fine time for investors to consider dividend exchange traded funds, including the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEArca: SCHD).

Find Burly Dividends in This Cost-Effective ETF

Agree Realty

Invesco QQQ

Universal Health Realty Income Trust

Vanguard Growth ETF

W. P. Carey

It's a great time to be a dividend investor, as the total stock market dividend payout is estimated to reach near pre-pandemic levels this year. Dividend growth stocks manage to capture most of the upside of the stock market while participating in significantly less downside.

5 Dividend Stocks To Act As A Ballast For Your Portfolio

Invesco Senior Loan ETF

iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF

iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF

SPDR S&P Bank ETF

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

Minutes from the July Federal Reserve meeting, released on Aug 18, hinted at the inclination to start tapering asset purchases before the end of 2021.

Is Fed Preparing for QE Taper? ETFs to Buy

The fundamental screens used to create SCHD's underlying Index are logical and proven to work well, but investors may be unwillingly taking on reconstitution risk each year. I define an ETF's reconstitution risk as the risk of a fund trading in and out of securities at the wrong time simply to satisfy the rules of the Index.

SCHD: How Reconstitutions Can Put Your Money In Harm's Way

The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) seeks to provide high dividend yields that are sustainable from high-quality U.S. companies.

SCHD: Wide Yield Spread Indicates Very Manageable Risks

iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF

Aberdeen Standard Physical Palladium Shares ETF 

Invesco Water Resources ETF

First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund

VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF

First Trust NASDAQ Technology Dividend Index Fund

Vanguard Health Care ETF

August has been a historically low month for Wall Street. Still, these ETFs could prove to be winning ones.

8 ETFs to Buy in Historically Low August

SCHD has 104 positions in its ETF, providing a level of diversity among the largest dividend stocks in a single fund. The ETF provides a healthily mix of capital appreciation and dividend yield that can complement any dividend portfolio.

SCHD: A High Yielding ETF With Good Capital Appreciation

The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) seeks to provide high dividend yields which are sustainable from high-quality U.S. companies. This article performs a comparative study of SCHD against its US counterpart and the US overall market in terms of income, growth, and volatility to further examine its pros and cons.

SCHD: Comparative Study And Yield Spread Analysis

Invesco Dividend Achievers ETF

Income-minded investors should look to dividend aristocrats and related exchange traded fund strategies that consistently grow dividends, instead of targeting companies with just the highest yield. According to Credit Suisse, almost 60% of total returns since 1900 are attributed to reinvested dividends over the past 120 years in the U.S., Proactive Investors reports.

Looking for Dividend Growth ETFs?

AGNC Investment

Alerian MLP ETF

Enbridge

Gilead Sciences

Cheniere Energy

Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF

Medical Properties Trust

Starwood Property

Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund Inc

After 16 weeks and $1,600, the Dividend Harvesting Portfolio is generating $101.61 in estimated annual income and $8.47 in monthly estimated income. I started a position in the Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Fund while adding to Starwood Property Trust, AGNC Investment, and AT&T.

Dividend Harvesting: Adversity And Milestones, Week 16 Update

SCHD has a better dividend yield. SDY holds higher graded dividend stocks.

SCHD Vs. SDY: This Might Be The Best Dividend ETF

The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity fund holds 100 companies that meet qualitative and dividend-centric metrics.

SCHD: The Gold Standard Of Dividend Growth ETFs

Many investors have invested in the mighty SPY with over $350 billion in assets under management.

SCHD: Outperformance With Respect To S&P 500 ETF Looks To Continue

Apple

AbbVie

Abbott Labs

Blackrock Inc

Disney

Global X SuperDividend US ETF

Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund

Corning

Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

iShares International Select Dividend ETF

JPMorgan Chase & Co

Mastercard

Medtronic

Global X MLP ETF

Microsoft

NIKE

Realty Income Corp

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

Prudential Financial

Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF

iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF

Starbucks

The portfolio provided $776 in dividend income during May. However, that amount was 15% lower than a year ago. I added shares to several existing holdings; ABT, DIS, WCLD, VPN, MSFT, AAPL, NKE, and O. I also added QQQM to the portfolio for a growth boost.

My Dividend Growth Portfolio May Update: 35 Holdings And 9 Buys

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

Set up a sustainable income engine while keeping an eye on the bigger picture.

Earn $300 in Monthly Retirement Dividends With 5 Easy Steps

Boston Properties

Hewlett Packard

Kinder Morgan

Omega Healthcare Investors

SL Green Realty

After 12 weeks and $1,200, the Dividend Harvesting Portfolio is generating $74.39 in estimated annual income and $6.20 in monthly estimated income. I started a position in Realty Income and added to my current position in Omega Healthcare Investors in week 12.

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