SCHO Dividend Yield
Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF · Short Government · Schwab · ETF · monthly payer
$23.96
Add to PortfolioAs of Nov 5, 2026, SCHO (Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF) yields 3.82%, paying $0.75 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $23.96 price. It costs 0.03% a year and manages $15.7B. Over the last 5 years it returned 2.1% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
Current yield
3.82%
Paid a Year
$0.75
Expense Ratio
0.03%
Assets
$15.7B
5-Yr Return
2.1%/yr
Frequency
Monthly
Key facts about SCHO
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- As of Nov 5, 2026, SCHO yields 3.82% and pays about $0.75 a share a year, monthly.
- SCHO paid $0.7520 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
- SCHO's expense ratio is 0.03% a year, or $3.00 on $10,000.
- SCHO is an ETF from Schwab ETFs with $15.7B in assets, started Aug 5, 2010.
- In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SCHO returned 2.1% a year with distributions reinvested (-1.2% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
- In the 10 years to Oct 2026, SCHO returned 1.8% a year with distributions reinvested (-0.5% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
- SCHO: Holds U.S. Treasury securities, so its income is generally exempt from state and local income tax (federal tax still applies).
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "SCHO Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SCHO
What $10,000 in SCHO became
Change the dates →From Aug 2010 to Oct 2026, month-end values
Payouts reinvested
$12,475
Payouts taken as cash
$12,203
$2,618 of it cash
S&P 500 (SPY)
$95,552
The gap between the lines is what SCHO's payouts added.
SCHO total return
A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.
| Period | Total return | Price return | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +2.2% | −1.6% | +12.0% |
| 3 years | +4.2% | +0.1% | +23.3% |
| 5 years | +2.1% | −1.2% | +12.0% |
| 10 years | +1.8% | −0.5% | +15.3% |
| Since Aug 2010 | +1.4% | −0.3% | +15.0% |
SCHO distributions
Every payment →Paid per share, by year
| Ex-date | Paid | Per share |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | — | $0.0620 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | — | $0.0810 |
| Jul 1, 2026 | — | $0.0780 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | — | $0.0740 |
| May 1, 2026 | — | $0.0750 |
| Apr 1, 2026 | — | $0.0750 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | — | $0.0710 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | — | $0.0870 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | — | $0.0770 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | — | $0.0720 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | — | $0.0860 |
| Oct 1, 2025 | — | $0.0760 |
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SCHO questions
What is SCHO's dividend yield?
As of Nov 5, 2026, SCHO yields 3.82% (as the fund reports it). Over the last 12 months it paid $0.7520 a share in 10 payments, against a $23.96 share price.
How often does SCHO pay dividends?
SCHO pays monthly, 12 times a year.
How much does 100 shares of SCHO pay?
At about $0.7520 a share a year, 100 shares of SCHO pay about $75.20 a year, $6.27 each month, before tax.
What is SCHO's expense ratio?
SCHO's expense ratio is 0.03% a year: $3.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.
What is SCHO's total return?
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SCHO returned 2.1% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -1.2% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.
How is SCHO's income taxed?
Holds U.S. Treasury securities, so its income is generally exempt from state and local income tax (federal tax still applies). This is general information, not tax advice.
Is SCHO or SGOV better?
It depends on what the money is for. Our SCHO vs SGOV comparison puts their yields, costs, total returns and worst drops side by side.
Fund facts
- Type
- ETF
- Issuer
- Schwab
- Category
- Treasury ETF
- Started
- Aug 5, 2010
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Assets
- $15.7B
- Current yield
- 3.82%
- Paid in the last year
- $0.7520 (10 payments)
- Last payment
- $0.0620 · ex Sep 1, 2026
- Beta (3 years)
- 0.25
What it holds and how it's taxed
Holds U.S. Treasury securities, so its income is generally exempt from state and local income tax (federal tax still applies).
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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.