Two dividend ETFs compared on performance, fees, and investment strategy
Business · 3 October 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
Financial analysts have compared two popular income ETFs: JEPQ and SCHD. Both funds together manage around $153 billion in assets.
JEPQ pays a much higher dividend yield of 11.07%, while SCHD pays only 3.19%. However, SCHD's annual fee is just 0.06%, far cheaper than JEPQ's 0.35%.
Over the past year, SCHD grew more, returning 22.79% against JEPQ's 19.47%. But over three years, JEPQ performed better, growing 21.64% annually compared to SCHD's 15.93%.