Why Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF moves
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF fell very sharply.
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Why today
16,413 news analyzed todaySchwab US Dividend Equity ETF fell very sharply.
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF fell, moving much less than the S&P 500.
No company news explains it.
The fund fell slightly over five trading days.
Its fall was a very big move for this fund, and trading volume was well above normal.
Today's move of −2.18% was 4.3 times a normal day's 0.5%. S&P 500 moved −4.41% on the same day.
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF −2.18%S&P 500 −4.41%Much stronger than the market
What the key figures say about Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF
The figures connect what Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF earns with what investors pay.
The line shows the share price in the same year, on its own scale.
Money paid to shareholders per share, summed by calendar year.
2017–2025: $0.45–$1.05.
The dividend explained
A dividend is money paid to shareholders. Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF paid $1.06 per share in the twelve months through November 5, 2026.
On the ex-dividend day, September 23, 2026, Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF traded without the right to the $0.27 dividend. The price went from $33.74 to $33.28; including the dividend, the day's change was −0.6%. Entitlement passes from the company to shareholders on the ex-day; payment comes later.
2017: $0.452018: $0.482019: $0.572020: $0.682021: $0.752022: $0.852023: $0.892024: $1.002025: $1.052026 so far: $0.78
$10,000 in Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF bought on November 7, 2016 is worth $35,700 today, with dividends reinvested.
The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,300.
What would $10,000 in Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF be worth today? →
What would $10,000 in Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF be worth today?
$35,700
with dividends reinvested, bought on November 7, 2016. The same amount in S&P 500 with dividends would have become $40,300.
The five biggest days of the journey
· −9.9% · the whole market fell 9.5% the same day
· −9.9% · the whole market fell 12.0% the same day
· +8.8% · the whole market rose 9.3% the same day
· +8.0% · the whole market rose 9.4% the same day
· +7.9% · the whole market rose 6.0% the same day
Earlier days
+1.86% market +1.65% Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF Arca rose, in line with the market. Read →
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF Arca rose, in line with the market.
No company news explains it.
The ETF is a fund holding about 100 dividend-paying US companies, so its price follows the broad US stock market, which rose sharply the same day.
Over the last five trading days it rose sharply while the S&P 500 fell slightly, a very big move for this fund.
Dividend stocks have recently been favored as a steadier alternative to AI-heavy tech shares, which likely draws money into funds like this one.
−0.97% market +0.30% Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF fell without a company-news explanation. Read →
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF fell without a company-news explanation.
Over the same day the S&P 500 rose slightly, so the fund moved against the market.
Over the last five trading days it rose clearly, while the S&P 500 fell clearly.
Trading volume was around its usual level, and the fund sits near its highest close of the past year.
A likely reason is that dividend funds like this one often swing with interest rate expectations and rotations between growth and income stocks.