SCHA vs VPU

Schwab US Small-Cap ETF vs Vanguard Utilities ETF

Quick take
  • SCHA has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.09% for VPU.
  • VPU pays a higher dividend yield (2.64%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSCHAVPU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.03%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
0.99%2.64%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$24.16B$10.76B
YTD return
20.97%7.24%
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.
1.210.50
P/E ratio
20.5120.67
Last price
$35.16$195.52
Inception
Issuer
SchwabVanguard

SCHA top holdings

Top holdings · SCHA
SNDKSanDisk Corp Ordinary Shares6.02%
LITELumentum Holdings Inc1.31%
RVMDRevolution Medicines Inc Ordinary Shares0.76%
MKSIMKS Inc0.56%
ATIATI Inc0.53%
STRLSterling Infrastructure Inc0.49%
MTSIMACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc0.48%
GHGuardant Health Inc0.40%
TTMITTM Technologies Inc0.38%
ONTOOnto Innovation Inc0.35%
Sector breakdown · SCHA
Real Estate6.2%
Consumer Cyclical9.6%
Basic Materials4.0%
Consumer Defensive2.2%
Technology23.2%
Communication Services2.7%
Financial Services15.0%
Utilities2.1%
Industrials15.5%
Energy4.0%
Healthcare15.4%

VPU top holdings

Top holdings · VPU
NEENextEra Energy Inc11.73%
SOSouthern Co6.71%
DUKDuke Energy Corp6.17%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp5.73%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc4.45%
DDominion Energy Inc3.80%
SRESempra3.76%
VSTVistra Corp3.51%
ETREntergy Corp3.23%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.21%
Sector breakdown · VPU
Utilities99.3%
Industrials0.2%
Energy0.5%

About SCHA

SCHA (Schwab US Small-Cap ETF) is US small-cap equities. Managed by Schwab, the fund carries $24.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 0.99%. Its largest holding is SanDisk Corp Ordinary Shares (SNDK), which represents 6.0% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 6.2%.

About VPU

VPU (Vanguard Utilities ETF) is US utilities sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $10.8B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 2.64%. Its largest holding is NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), which represents 11.7% of the portfolio. Utilities is the fund's largest sector exposure at 99.3%.