SCHA vs VPU

Schwab US Small-Cap ETF vs Vanguard Utilities ETF

Quick take
  • SCHA has the lower expense ratio at 0.04% vs 0.09% for VPU.
  • VPU pays a higher dividend yield (2.52%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSCHAVPU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.04%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.05%2.52%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$22.11B$11.09B
YTD return
17.89%7.73%
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.
1.270.59
P/E ratio
19.6122.00
Last price
$33.03$195.44
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%

VPU top holdings

Top holdings · VPU
NEENextEra Energy Inc12.15%
SOSouthern Co6.75%
DUKDuke Energy Corp6.47%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp5.46%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc4.45%
SRESempra4.03%
DDominion Energy Inc3.35%
VSTVistra Corp3.24%
ETREntergy Corp3.19%
XELXcel Energy Inc2.98%
Sector breakdown · VPU
Utilities99.2%
Industrials0.2%
Energy0.6%

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 VPU

VPU (Vanguard Utilities ETF) is US utilities sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $11.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 2.52%. Its largest holding is NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), which represents 12.1% of the portfolio. Utilities is the fund's largest sector exposure at 99.2%.