SCHB ETF — Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF (SCHB)

SCHB is a low-cost ETF that tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index. As of August 19, 2026, its distribution rate is 1.01%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.01%, its expense ratio is 0.03%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 863.4% over the past 16.8 years, 24.6 points behind SPY at 888.0%.

At the current 1.01% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $101 per year, or $8.42 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF is an index fund that tracks the Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index, providing exposure to the largest 2,500 publicly traded U.S. companies by investing at least 90% of its assets in index constituents. The fund has a modest current distribution rate and pays distributions quarterly, with a very low expense ratio of 0.03%. It appeals to broad-market equity investors seeking low-cost, diversified U.S. stock exposure.

SCHB performance versus SPY

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Fund total return is 863.4% over the past 16.8 years, 24.6 points behind SPY at 888.0%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.9%.

SCHB key facts

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.01%

Issuer

Schwab

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

11/03/2009

Expense ratio

0.03%

Distribution rate

1.01%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.01%

Last close

$29.68

AUM

$45,180,303,395

Average volume

4472652.0

Last dividend

$0.0753

Ex-dividend date

06/24/2026

Payment date

06/29/2026

Beta

1.03

P/E ratio

25.5075

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.01%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.01%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 19, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 19, 2026.

Primary sources: Schwab fund page; Index: Dow Jones U.S. Broad Stock Market Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SCHB risks and drawbacks

SCHB's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.9%.

Who may consider SCHB — and who may not

SCHB may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SCHB pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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