ETF comparison

FDLvsSCHD

Both Dividend.

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund · Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
33.6%

27 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FDL and SCHD would leave roughly33.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FDL only 66.2%Shared 33.6%SCHD only 66.3%
In FDL only
74 positions
Shared
27 positions
In SCHD only
73 positions

Side by side

FDL

First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund

First Trust · Dividend

68composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.43%
Net assets
$8.09B
TTM yield
3.55%
Top-10 conc.
48.1%
SCHD

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF

Schwab · Dividend

85composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$112.34B
TTM yield
3.08%
Top-10 conc.
43.6%

Sub-score comparison

57
Cost
94
73
Tax efficiency
74
96
Liquidity
100
46
Concentration
52
Tracking quality
FDLsub-scoreSCHD

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

SCHD is 37 bps cheaper than FDL. On a $100,000 position that's about $370/yr more in fees for FDL.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with FDL vs SCHD.

Top shared holdings

27 shared in total
#HoldingIn FDLIn SCHDOverlap
1CHEVRON CORP7.43%3.83%3.83%
2VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC7.17%3.65%3.65%
3PEPSICO INC4.84%3.44%3.44%
4ALTRIA GROUP INC4.64%2.94%2.94%
5BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY3.43%2.93%2.93%
6COMCAST CORP3.13%2.25%2.25%
7BLACKSTONE INC2.31%2.20%2.20%
8UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC3.15%1.98%1.98%
9ACCENTURE PLC1.84%2.90%1.84%
10TARGET CORP1.41%1.45%1.41%
11ONEOK INC1.69%1.33%1.33%
12KIMBERLY CLARK CORP1.23%0.81%0.81%

Only in FDL

74 total
  • PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC6.06%
  • PFIZER INC5.91%
  • SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE)2.32%
  • MEDTRONIC PLC2.28%
  • US BANCORP2.27%
  • DUKE ENERGY CORP2.21%
  • TRUIST FINANCIAL CORP1.70%
  • MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC1.57%
  • KINDER MORGAN INC1.54%
  • DOMINION ENERGY INC1.50%

Only in SCHD

73 total
  • QUALCOMM Inc6.74%
  • Texas Instruments Inc5.90%
  • UnitedHealth Group Inc5.09%
  • Coca-Cola Co/The3.96%
  • Merck & Co Inc3.86%
  • Procter & Gamble Co/The3.55%
  • ConocoPhillips3.51%
  • Amgen Inc3.47%
  • Home Depot Inc/The3.36%
  • Abbott Laboratories2.96%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.