OriginaveDow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index
What the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index is, where it lives officially, and how its ride has looked over the years.
What does the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index track?
100 US companies that have paid a dividend for at least 10 years in a row, screened for financial health and dividend strength. Maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices — the same house that runs the S&P 500.
The idea is steady cash over fireworks: household names that mail out a check every quarter. It tends to lag in roaring bull markets and hold up better when the mood turns.
S&P Dow Jones Indices
SCHD since 2011
The chart shows the dividend-adjusted share price of SCHD, the ETF tracking this index — not the raw index level. The shape of the ride is the same.
SCHD returns by year (USD)
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | +17.51% |
| 2025 | +4.34% |
| 2024 | +11.66% |
| 2023 | +4.54% |
| 2022 | -3.26% |
| 2021 | +29.88% |
| 2020 | +15.03% |
| 2019 | +27.29% |
| 2018 | -5.56% |
| 2017 | +20.85% |
| 2016 | +16.45% |
| 2015 | -0.30% |
| 2014 | +11.68% |
| 2013 | +32.88% |
| 2012 | +11.39% |
| 2011 | +5.31% |
Calendar-year total returns of SCHD in USD, dividends reinvested — the ETF tracking this index, not the raw index level.