This ETF Has Crushed the S&P 500 in 2026. Here's Why I Think It Still Has Room to Grow.
Beating the S&P 500 is hard, but sometimes individual stocks or entire exchange-traded funds (ETFs) can do it. So far in 2026, this widely watched benchmark has been outperformed by the Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD) . SCHD has delivered a year-to-date total return of about 23.4%, compared to 15.1% for the S&P 500. SCHD Total Return Level data by YCharts Continue reading