SCHD vs QQQ

Compare what the funds own and how their adjusted prices behaved. Every result below identifies the observed period and the amount of holdings data represented.

Possible overlap range
3.6–4.0%
Very Low Overlap · low confidence
SCHD holdings coverage
36.3%
10 reported positions · 2025-11-15
QQQ holdings coverage
99.6%
100 reported positions · 2026-01-02
This comparison has low confidence because at least one holdings file is partial. Treat 3.6% as the known minimum, not as the complete overlap.

Reported exposure intersection

SCHD
QQQ
3.6%
SCHD Only
Overlap
QQQ Only

Price Performance

Historical price comparison over 3M

SCHD Return
+15.46%
QQQ Return
+12.05%
Winner
SCHD
+3.40%
Max Drawdown
SCHD: -2.9%
QQQ: -11.2%
SCHD Volatility (annualized)11.60%
QQQ Volatility (annualized)23.34%

Latest adjusted-close observations: SCHD 2026-08-21 · QQQ 2026-08-21.

Comparison

Metric
SCHD
QQQ
1 Year Return
+32.2%
+27.3%
3 Year Return
+17.0%
+25.9%
5 Year Return
+10.3%
+14.8%
Volatility
16.74%
22.55%
Calculated from available adjusted-close observations. Missing periods are shown as N/A. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

⚠️Risk Metrics

Metric
SCHD
QQQ
Volatility
16.74%
22.55%
Sharpe Ratio
0.55
0.74
Sortino Ratio
0.52
0.70
Max Drawdown
-33.40%
-35.12%
Beta
0.80
1.17

Interpretation:

  • Lower volatility = smoother ride
  • Higher Sharpe/Sortino = better risk-adjusted returns
  • Smaller max drawdown = less worst-case pain
  • Beta > 1 = more volatile than S&P 500

Risk metrics use the available common observations, a 4% annual risk-free assumption and SPY as the beta benchmark.

Shared reported holdings

3 positions account for a known minimum overlap of 3.6%.

Top Shared Holdings

#StockSCHD WeightQQQ WeightOverlap
1
CSCO
Cisco Systems
4.05%1.67%1.67%
2
PEP
PepsiCo Inc
4.45%1.06%1.06%
3
TXN
Texas Instruments
3.05%0.87%0.87%

Overlap by Sector

Technology
2 stocks · 2.54% overlap
Consumer Staples
1 stocks · 1.06% overlap

Showing top 5 sectors by overlap contribution

3
Shared Stocks
3.6%
Total Overlap
2
Sectors Represented

Largest positions reported only in SCHD

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SymbolNameWeight
KOCoca-Cola Co4.25%
MRKMerck & Co3.85%
PFEPfizer Inc3.65%
ABBVAbbVie Inc3.45%
VZVerizon Communications3.35%

Largest positions reported only in QQQ

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SymbolNameWeight
NVDANVDA8.99%
AAPLAAPL7.94%
MSFTMSFT7.12%
AMZNAMZN4.87%
TSLATSLA4.21%

Price Correlation

What this report can and cannot establish

Known overlap: for each shared security, we add the smaller reported fund weight. Reported weights remain in their original scale.

Possible overlap: the upper bound adds only the smaller unreported portion. It is uncertainty, not an estimate that the missing positions actually match.

Prices: returns and risk use adjusted-close observations, so distributions and splits are reflected when supplied by the market-data source.

No recommendation: EigenDex does not assign a winner. Costs, tax treatment, liquidity and mandate should be verified with each issuer before acting.

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