Independent Financial Group LLC Makes New Investment in Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF $SCHD

Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHD) in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor purchased 385,966 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,841,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in SCHD. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its stake in shares of Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 10,203,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $279,883,000 after purchasing an additional 552,907 shares during the period. Avantax Planning Partners Inc. boosted its stake in Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Planning Partners Inc. now owns 10,106,223 shares of the company’s stock valued at $277,214,000 after purchasing an additional 366,548 shares during the period. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF by 52.2% during the 4th quarter. Cassaday & Co Wealth Management LLC now owns 9,244,248 shares of the company’s stock valued at $253,570,000 after purchasing an additional 3,170,728 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF by 4.0% in the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 7,995,065 shares of the company’s stock valued at $219,304,000 after buying an additional 304,047 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cibc World Market Inc. grew its holdings in Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF by 31.8% in the 4th quarter. Cibc World Market Inc. now owns 7,022,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $192,634,000 after buying an additional 1,694,144 shares during the last quarter.

Key Headlines Impacting Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

Here are the key news stories impacting Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts say SCHD has held up well versus the S&P 500, helped by its emphasis on profitable, dividend-paying companies and a relatively defensive sector mix. SCHD: Your ETF To Hide From The AI Bottleneck Bust
• Positive Sentiment: Coverage continues to frame SCHD as a reliable “defensive income” ETF, with comments pointing to its dividend yield, payout growth, and capital appreciation potential as reasons for investor demand. SCHD: Dividend Yield, Payout Growth, And Capital Appreciation: Defensive Income Play
• Positive Sentiment: Recent pieces also note that SCHD has posted a strong comeback and has even outperformed QQQ on a total-return basis in some periods, which can support inflows from performance-seeking investors. SCHD Is Getting Loaded With AI Stocks Now. Is It Still a “Safe” Dividend ETF?
• Neutral Sentiment: Some articles question whether SCHD is still the best fit for retirees, noting that other dividend ETFs may offer higher yields or stronger recent total returns. Why Retirees Are Quietly Moving From SCHD to These Two International Dividend ETFs Paying More Yield
• Neutral Sentiment: Other coverage compares SCHD with JEPI and VYM or notes that competing income ETFs have outperformed since 2022, but these are mostly relative-performance comparisons rather than signs of fundamental weakness. SCHD, JEPI, or VYM? Which ETF Fits 3 Different Types of Retirees

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA SCHD opened at $33.04 on Friday. Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF has a 12 month low of $26.21 and a 12 month high of $33.04. The company has a market cap of $100.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.57 and a beta of 0.68. The business’s 50 day moving average is $32.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $31.05.

About Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 index, a market-cap-weighted index of 100 dividend-paying US equities. SCHD was launched on Oct 20, 2011 and is managed by Schwab.