SCHA vs VAW

Schwab US Small-Cap ETF vs Vanguard Materials ETF

Quick take
  • SCHA has the lower expense ratio at 0.04% vs 0.09% for VAW.
  • VAW pays a higher dividend yield (1.37%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSCHAVAW
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.04%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.05%1.37%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$22.11B$4.54B
YTD return
17.89%14.25%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
1.271.02
P/E ratio
19.6125.98
Last price
$33.03$232.03
Inception
Issuer
SchwabVanguard

SCHA top holdings

Top holdings · SCHA
SNDKSanDisk Corp Ordinary Shares3.52%
LITELumentum Holdings Inc1.37%
RVMDRevolution Medicines Inc Ordinary Shares0.62%
ATIATI Inc0.45%
CDECoeur Mining Inc0.40%
MKSIMKS Inc0.40%
MTSIMACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc0.39%
NXTNextpower Inc Class A0.38%
SATSEchoStar Corp Class A0.36%
MLIMueller Industries Inc0.33%
Sector breakdown · SCHA
Real Estate6.5%
Consumer Cyclical10.2%
Basic Materials4.5%
Consumer Defensive2.7%
Technology20.1%
Communication Services3.0%
Financial Services15.9%
Utilities2.4%
Industrials15.7%
Energy5.2%
Healthcare14.0%

VAW top holdings

Top holdings · VAW
LINLinde PLC15.14%
NEMNewmont Corp7.73%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc5.52%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co4.94%
CRHCRH PLC4.61%
ECLEcolab Inc4.44%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc4.05%
CTVACorteva Inc3.70%
NUENucor Corp2.53%
VMCVulcan Materials Co2.35%
Sector breakdown · VAW
Consumer Cyclical9.2%
Basic Materials89.3%
Consumer Defensive0.0%
Industrials0.9%
Healthcare0.5%

About SCHA

SCHA (Schwab US Small-Cap ETF) is US small-cap equities. Managed by Schwab, the fund carries $22.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.04%, a dividend yield of 1.05%. Its largest holding is SanDisk Corp Ordinary Shares (SNDK), which represents 3.5% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 6.5%.

About VAW

VAW (Vanguard Materials ETF) is US materials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $4.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.37%. Its largest holding is Linde PLC (LIN), which represents 15.1% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 9.2%.