Thoughts on High yield dividend ETFs (SCHD)

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Hi Vested fam!

In this very volatile and tariff-ied market scenario, what are your thoughts on entering SCHD : Schwab High yield Dividend stock ETF?

Some points from my research:

  • Delivered decent returns of ~11.5% CAGR in the last 10 years with less drawdowns when compared with SPY
  • Composite stock dividend yield close to 4% (very high)
  • After the recent ETF rebalance, stock composition has changed from finance-heavy to energy-commodities focused around US and these stocks don’t have any exposure outside US.
  • low expense ratio of 0.06%

If someone already has a tech-heavy portfolio, does it make sense to include SCHD into their portfolio? Or do you see any other alternatives which are more stable with lesser drawdowns?

Thoughts and criticism appreciated :slight_smile:

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Solid research. But I think high dividend focus may underperform if rates stay elevated or rise further, as income-seeking capital may prefer bonds