ETF comparison
ACWV vs SCHD
Low Volatility Factor vs Dividend.
iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF · Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
Holdings overlap
16 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of ACWV and SCHD would leave roughly 6.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
SCHD is 14 bps cheaper than ACWV. On a $100,000 position that's about $140/yr more in fees for ACWV.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with ACWV vs SCHD.
Top shared holdings
16 shared in total| # | Holding | In ACWV | In SCHD | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pepsico, Inc. | 0.89% | 3.44% | 0.89% |
| 2 | VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. | 0.84% | 3.65% | 0.84% |
| 3 | THE PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY | 0.78% | 3.55% | 0.78% |
| 4 | THE COCA-COLA COMPANY | 0.75% | 3.96% | 0.75% |
| 5 | MERCK & CO., INC. | 0.50% | 3.86% | 0.50% |
| 6 | THE HERSHEY COMPANY | 0.37% | 0.72% | 0.37% |
| 7 | ABBOTT LABORATORIES | 0.37% | 2.96% | 0.37% |
| 8 | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION | 0.30% | 2.70% | 0.30% |
| 9 | AMGEN INC. | 0.30% | 3.47% | 0.30% |
| 10 | ACCENTURE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 0.24% | 2.90% | 0.24% |
| 11 | GENERAL MILLS, INC. | 0.21% | 0.45% | 0.21% |
| 12 | UNITEDHEALTH GROUP INCORPORATED | 0.14% | 5.09% | 0.14% |
Only in ACWV
369 total- CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 2.13%
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.41%
- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 1.22%
- DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 1.22%
- MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. 1.16%
- MICROSOFT CORPORATION 1.13%
- United Microelectronics Corporation 1.08%
- THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 1.08%
- CENCORA, INC. 1.06%
- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 1.03%
Only in SCHD
83 total- QUALCOMM Inc 6.74%
- Texas Instruments Inc 5.90%
- ConocoPhillips 3.51%
- Home Depot Inc/The 3.36%
- Automatic Data Processing Inc 2.25%
- Comcast Corp 2.25%
- Blackstone Inc 2.20%
- SLB Ltd 2.05%
- United Parcel Service Inc 1.98%
- EOG Resources Inc 1.82%
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