{
  "id": 14899694,
  "title": "Schwab's Dividend ETF Has Gained 25% This Year. Is It Still Worth Buying?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/schwabs-dividend-etf-has-gained-25-this-year-is-it-still-worth-buying",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-16T07:13:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/10/16/schwab-s-dividend-etf-has-gained-25-this-year-is-it-still-worth-buying/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) has seen a 25% gain this year, outperforming the S&P 500 by about 10 percentage points. Currently trading at around $34, the fund is close to its August 24 record of $35.21. Despite its focus on dividend-paying stocks, SCHD's 25% gain this year is largely attributed to its higher share price rather than increased dividends. An investment of $10,000 in SCHD now, with dividends reinvested, could be worth approximately $14,000 in five years, representing a 7% annual return. However, this projection relies on assumptions about the fund's dividend growth and valuation. The dividend payout has remained relatively stable at around $0.78 per share this year, while the share price has surged from $27.43 in 2025 to $34.",
  "summary": "Its payout has hardly risen this year, but its price has surged. What does that leave for the next five years?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Schwab's Dividend ETF Has Gained 25% This Year. Is It Still Worth Buying?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/schwabs-dividend-etf-has-gained-25-this-year-is-it-still-worth-buying-14915143",
        "published": "2026-10-16T07:33:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}