Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (SCHO)


Market Price (10/5/2026): $23.815

Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (SCHO)


Market Price (10/5/2026): $23.815

Key Takeaways

  • SCHO has returned +0.5% YTD vs +13.5% for SPY, -3.1% for AGG; +1.6% over the past 12 months (SPY +16.0%, AGG -2.4%). details →
  • Priced in gold, SCHO has returned -50.7% over the past 3 years, vs +12.6% in dollars — its dollar gains have lagged gold. details →
  • Over the past month, SCHO has seen net inflows of +$122M (+0.8% of assets). details →
  • SCHO yields 3.85% based on its trailing 12-month distributions.
  • SCHO is trading within 0.7% of its all-time high. details →
Last updated: 10/4/2026.

Price Chart

Asset Allocation with SCHO

Risk Tolerance:
ConservativeModerateAggressive
Moderate — 55% equity / 25% bonds / 20% alternatives
10Y Return (ann.)
+11.8%
Volatility
10.3%
Sharpe
0.87
YTD
+9.1%
Modeled with monthly rebalancing to target weights; 10-year figures are annualized from monthly returns. Illustrative only — past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Top 20 Holdings for SCHO

Total Weights
Top 5: 1.2% | Top 10: 1.2% | Top 20: 1.2%

HoldingETF Weight
TREASURY NOTE 4.25% 02/28/2029 (BBG01LNVJ8B8)1.24%

Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202120222023202420252026Total [1]
Returns
SCHO Return-1%-4%4%4%5%0%9%
Peers Return-1%-4%4%4%5%0%9%
S&P 500 Return27%-19%24%23%16%12%104%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
SCHO Win Rate33%33%67%67%83%78% 
Peers Win Rate31%33%67%75%83%78% 
S&P 500 Win Rate75%42%67%75%67%44% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
SCHO Max Drawdown-1%-5%-2%-1%-1%-1% 
Peers Max Drawdown-1%-5%-2%-1%-1%-1% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-5%-25%-10%-8%-19%-9% 


[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2021
[2] Peers: VGSH, SHY, SPTS.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2026 data is for the year up to 10/2/2026 (YTD)

Sharpe Ratios Compared

One measure of reward vs. risk is a Sharpe ratio. A higher ratio indicates better risk-adjusted returns. Most funds have Sharpe ratios < 1.0.

Ticker1Y3Y5Y
SCHO-2.10-0.18-0.98
Bond Top Results (3Y)   
USHY-0.810.750.00
SHYG-0.720.700.14
HYG-0.870.67-0.05
JNK-0.840.66-0.07
SPSB-1.650.40-0.55

Results as of 9302026.

Current Dip Buy Opportunities Across ETFs

ETFs currently down 5% or more from trailing 6M peaks.

TickerNameDip %Mkt PricePrice DatePeak PricePeak Date# Days
DIAState Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust-5.8%511.1010042026542.36805202660
IJHiShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF-6.7%73.391004202678.67816202649
VOVanguard Mid-Cap ETF-5.4%79.591004202684.15816202649
IWRiShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF-5.7%108.2810042026114.82816202649
MDYState Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust-6.6%669.6610042026716.91816202649
SCHMSchwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF-6.2%34.571004202636.87630202696
IVOOVanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF-6.4%124.2510042026132.68816202649
IJRiShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF-7.9%138.5210042026150.44816202649
VBVanguard Small-Cap ETF-6.3%288.9910042026308.38816202649
IWMiShares Russell 2000 ETF-7.7%281.5210042026305.09816202649
SCHASchwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF-8.5%33.051004202636.13630202696
VTWOVanguard Russell 2000 ETF-7.5%113.7010042026122.90816202649
DFASDimensional U.S. Small Cap ETF-6.8%78.731004202684.48816202649
ESMLiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Small-Cap ETF-6.7%52.851004202656.64816202649
NUSCNuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF-7.4%49.311004202653.27816202649
AKREAkre Focus ETF-14.0%53.181004202661.85830202635
VOTVanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF-5.1%297.5910042026313.61816202649
IJKiShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF-6.1%111.8010042026119.11817202648
MDYGState Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF-6.2%106.6210042026113.69817202648
IWOiShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF-8.8%360.8410042026395.65816202649
VBKVanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF-6.1%343.7210042026365.91817202648
IJTiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF-8.7%163.4410042026179.07804202661
SLYGState Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Growth ETF-8.8%109.0210042026119.50804202661
SCHVSchwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF-5.2%33.541004202635.37816202649
VOEVanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF-5.7%197.9910042026209.92816202649
IWSiShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF-6.3%162.5610042026173.44816202649
IJJiShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF-7.4%140.5210042026151.67816202649
MDYVState Street SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF-7.4%90.221004202697.39816202649
VBRVanguard Small-Cap Value ETF-6.6%233.9810042026250.56816202649
AVUVAvantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF-6.8%120.0310042026128.74804202661
IWNiShares Russell 2000 Value ETF-6.6%212.3410042026227.43816202649
IJSiShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF-7.3%130.3910042026140.68816202649
SLYVState Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF-7.3%103.9810042026112.22816202649
VIOVVanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF-6.9%112.0410042026120.28816202649
EFViShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF-5.5%78.491004202683.08903202631
AVIVAvantis International Large Cap Value ETF-5.3%79.471004202683.89825202640
VGKVanguard FTSE Europe ETF-7.1%86.381004202692.96825202640
ASHRXtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF-12.8%32.511004202637.306222026104
EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETF-12.5%191.8810042026219.206212026105
EWZiShares MSCI Brazil ETF-8.5%38.191004202641.734142026173
FXIiShares China Large-Cap ETF-13.3%33.191004202638.265132026144
ILFiShares Latin America 40 ETF-8.2%34.981004202638.104142026173
KWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETF-22.0%23.861004202630.595132026144
SCHDSchwab US Dividend Equity ETF-7.1%32.721004202635.21824202641
VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF-5.8%156.4610042026166.11813202652
DGROiShares Core Dividend Growth ETF-5.3%75.771004202680.04819202646
DVYiShares Select Dividend ETF-7.5%153.0510042026165.50816202649
SDYState Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF-7.3%147.5710042026159.18824202641
NOBLProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF-8.1%54.301004202659.07824202641
SCHYSchwab International Dividend Equity ETF-7.3%31.321004202633.78825202640
RSPInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF-5.9%209.7310042026222.77816202649
COWZPacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF-6.8%67.501004202672.40830202635
MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF-6.5%322.8810042026345.226222026104
SPHQInvesco S&P 500 Quality ETF-5.8%84.861004202690.10630202696
FNDASchwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF-7.4%35.661004202638.52816202649
SPMOInvesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF-5.2%153.2310042026161.666222026104
MOATVanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF-7.7%106.2210042026115.14827202638
SPGPInvesco S&P 500 GARP ETF-7.5%119.3610042026129.02813202652
QVALAlpha Architect U.S. Quantitative Value ETF-5.7%58.971004202662.50826202639
URAGlobal X Uranium ETF-31.7%39.791004202658.265062026151
BOTZGlobal X Funds Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF-13.5%36.031004202641.635132026144
ROBOROBO Global Robotics & Automation Index ETF-8.3%82.821004202690.346022026124
LITGlobal X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF-24.4%69.281004202691.625112026146
ICLNiShares Global Clean Energy ETF-27.6%17.191004202623.756022026124
ARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF-13.4%124.4810042026143.825282026129
ARKXARK Space & Defense Innovation ETF-13.4%32.681004202637.745282026129
NASATema Space Innovators ETF-40.3%25.001004202641.895272026130
DRSKAptus Defined Risk ETF-7.7%27.131004202629.396012026125
ALLWSSGA Active Trust State Street Bridgewater All Weather ETF-6.1%28.581004202630.44825202640
YYYAmplify CEF High Income ETF-9.0%10.351004202611.37816202649
GDEWisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund-10.1%64.101004202671.30825202640
RAAXVanEck Real Assets ETF-5.6%40.321004202642.705112026146
XLFState Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF-8.7%53.491004202658.56903202631
XLVState Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF-5.4%166.1810042026175.68819202646
XLIState Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF-8.9%169.9510042026186.51816202649
XLCState Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.1%110.3210042026118.794192026168
XLYState Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF-9.7%110.0410042026121.825282026129
XLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF-7.9%80.531004202687.45824202641
XLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF-15.0%39.831004202646.854092026178
XLBState Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF-9.0%48.861004202653.67826202639
VHTVanguard Health Care ETF-5.0%311.9010042026328.48819202646
IYJiShares U.S. Industrials ETF-8.2%155.9710042026169.86804202661
IYMiShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF-8.2%180.2610042026196.45825202640
FXNFirst Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund-7.6%22.501004202624.35915202619
SMHVanEck Semiconductor ETF-5.7%630.6010042026668.916222026104
SOXXiShares Semiconductor ETF-10.1%588.9010042026655.016222026104
IBBiShares Biotechnology ETF-5.4%205.2910042026216.96819202646
XBIState Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF-8.9%154.4310042026169.55819202646
ITAiShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-17.9%207.7910042026253.22816202649
XOPState Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF-7.4%184.9310042026199.70915202619
IYTiShares U.S. Transportation ETF-10.9%80.201004202690.01716202680
IAIiShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF-11.2%175.8910042026198.06903202631
IHFiShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF-5.2%55.091004202658.11728202668
KREState Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF-9.2%70.781004202677.93816202649
MISLFirst Trust Indxx Aerospace & Defense ETF-14.5%42.041004202649.195282026129
RINGiShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF-17.7%76.691004202693.17825202640
SOXQInvesco PHLX Semiconductor ETF-10.2%103.4110042026115.116222026104
IGOViShares International Treasury Bond ETF-5.8%39.811004202642.275102026147
BONDPIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund-5.3%86.541004202691.42629202697
IEFiShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF-5.3%89.051004202693.994192026168
LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF-5.6%101.8310042026107.93629202697
TLTiShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-10.0%77.481004202686.10629202697
VGLTVanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF-9.1%49.921004202654.89629202697
SPTLState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF-9.1%23.751004202626.13629202697
TLHiShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF-8.1%91.731004202699.78629202697
EDVVanguard World Funds Extended Duration ETF-15.3%54.641004202664.546242026102
VCLTVanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF-8.4%68.211004202674.47629202697
SPLBState Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Corporate Bond ETF-8.5%20.301004202622.18629202697
IGLBiShares 10+ Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF-8.3%45.461004202649.56629202697
MUBiShares National Muni Bond ETF-5.4%100.9610042026106.69706202690
VTEBVanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund-5.7%47.251004202650.10706202690
TFIState Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Municipal Bond ETF-5.7%42.721004202645.31705202691
ITMVanEck Intermediate Muni ETF-5.4%44.151004202646.65706202690
LMUBiShares Long-Term National Muni Bond ETF-8.4%46.361004202650.63705202691
GLDSPDR Gold Trust-14.8%380.1410042026445.934192026168
IAUiShares Gold Trust-14.7%77.951004202691.344192026168
GLDMSPDR Gold MiniShares Trust-14.6%82.051004202696.044192026168
SLViShares Silver Trust-31.0%54.741004202679.355132026144
PPLTETFS Physical Platinum Shares-21.1%15.431004202619.555132026144
PALLETFS Physical Palladium Shares-26.5%21.251004202628.894142026173
USOUnited States Oil Fund LP-9.0%147.3710042026161.86915202619
UNGUnited States Natural Gas Fund LP-13.6%10.471004202612.126042026122
BNOUnited States Brent Oil Fund LP ETV-7.1%55.851004202660.135042026153
VNQVanguard Real Estate ETF-10.6%89.5010042026100.08728202668
XLREState Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF-11.3%40.811004202646.01728202668
SCHHSchwab U.S. REIT ETF-11.7%21.951004202624.86726202670
IYRiShares U.S. Real Estate ETF-11.6%94.7710042026107.26728202668
REETiShares Global REIT ETF-11.2%25.641004202628.89726202670
USRTiShares Core U.S. REIT ETF-11.9%61.521004202669.82726202670

ETF Fund Flows

Largest fund inflows and outflows across ETFs, with the asset-allocation rotation they imply.

Net fund flows · as of 2026-10-02

Asset allocation rotation · Past month

  • Equity ETFs drew the largest net inflows (+$38.4B), followed by Bond (+$24.7B), with every major asset class in net inflows.
  • Within the mix, money rotated into Municipal (+$9.0B) and out of Factor Smart Beta (−$4.9B).
  • Relative to fund size, CORO drew the largest inflow (+56.3% of AUM) and BKAG the largest outflow (−35.4%).
Largest inflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1IVViShares Core S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$18.79B+2.2%
2SPYMState Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core+$8.61B+5.0%
3IUSBiShares Core Universal USD Bond ETFBond Core Plus Multisector+$5.73B+13.0%
4SGOViShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETFCash+$5.63B+5.1%
5VTIVanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETFEquity US Total Market+$5.62B+0.8%
6ACWXiShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETFOther+$5.46B+43.5%
7VTEBVanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETFBond Municipal+$5.12B+11.0%
8COROiShares International Country Rotation Active ETFEquity International Broad+$4.81B+56.3%
9MUBiShares National Muni Bond ETFBond Municipal+$4.06B+8.9%
10BILState Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETFCash+$3.89B+8.1%
Largest outflows
#TickerNameTypeNet flow% of AUM
1VOOVanguard S&P 500 ETFEquity US Large Cap Core-$22.02B-2.1%
2MTUMiShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETFEquity Factor Smart Beta-$5.24B-21.8%
3MBBiShares MBS ETFBond Mortgage Backed-$2.67B-6.9%
4USHYiShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFBond High Yield Corporate-$2.17B-8.0%
5QQQInvesco QQQ Trust, Series 1Equity US Nasdaq Growth-$1.96B-0.4%
6LQDiShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETFBond Intermediate Corporate-$1.96B-7.0%
7EWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETFEquity Emerging Markets-$1.84B-6.9%
8EFGiShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETFOther-$1.36B-8.3%
9DRAMRoundhill Memory ETFOther-$1.32B-5.0%
10EMBiShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETFOther-$1.16B-8.3%

Largest ETF fund flows across ~2638 funds (min AUM $100M). Net creations/redemptions; leveraged & inverse ETFs excluded. A ⚠ marks a day excluded as a suspected data error.

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About SCHO

0Holdings Count: 97
Expense Ratio: 0.03%
Inception Date: 2010-08-05
Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF
The fund will invest at least 90% of its net assets (including, for this purpose, any borrowings for investment purposes) in securities included in the index. The index includes all publicly-issued U.S. Treasury securities that have a remaining maturity of greater than or equal to one year and less than three years, are rated investment grade, and have $300 million or more of outstanding face value. The securities in the index must be denominated in U.S. dollars and must be fixed-rate and non-convertible.
Asset Class: Fixed Income | ETF Website

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Peer Comparisons

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Profile

SCHOVGSHSHYSPTSMedian
NameSchwab Sho.Vanguard S.iShares 1-.State Stre. 
Asset ClassBondBondBondBond-
AUM ($ Bil)15.339.326.27.420.7
Expense Ratio0.03%0.03%0.15%0.03%0.03%
10-D Avg Volume (Mil)4.644.483.762.024.12
Latest Day Volume (Mil)4.505.253.374.264.38
Holdings Count97939111295
Inception Date8/5/201011/19/20097/21/200211/30/2011-

Fundamentals

SCHOVGSHSHYSPTSMedian
NameSchwab Sho.Vanguard S.iShares 1-.State Stre. 
Net Asset Value23.8757.5681.0828.63-
Premium/Discount-0.2%-0.2%-0.0%-0.0%-0.1%
Distribution Yield3.9%3.8%3.7%3.9%3.8%
Sales Yield-----
Earnings Yield-----

Valuation

SCHOVGSHSHYSPTSMedian
NameSchwab Sho.Vanguard S.iShares 1-.State Stre. 
P/S (TTM)-----
P/E (TTM)-----
P/FCF (TTM)-----
Forward P/E-----
Forward P/S-----

Risk

SCHOVGSHSHYSPTSMedian
NameSchwab Sho.Vanguard S.iShares 1-.State Stre. 
Volatility (1Y)1.3%1.3%1.4%1.3%1.3%
Volatility (3Y)1.7%1.6%1.6%1.7%1.7%
Volatility (5Y)2.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%2.0%
Beta (1Y)0.030.020.030.020.03
Beta (3Y)-0.00-0.000.01-0.01-0.00
Beta (5Y)0.000.000.010.000.00
Sharpe Ratio (1Y)1.121.171.031.201.15
Sharpe Ratio (3Y)2.402.492.382.462.43
Sharpe Ratio (5Y)0.900.910.860.920.91
Max Drawdown (1Y)-0.9%-0.9%-0.9%-1.0%-0.9%
Max Drawdown (3Y)-1.0%-1.0%-1.0%-1.0%-1.0%
Max Drawdown (5Y)-5.6%-5.5%-5.6%-5.6%-5.6%

Returns

SCHOVGSHSHYSPTSMedian
NameSchwab Sho.Vanguard S.iShares 1-.State Stre. 
1M Return-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%-0.4%
3M Return-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%-0.2%
6M Return0.2%0.2%0.2%0.3%0.2%
YTD Return0.5%0.6%0.5%0.6%0.6%
1Y Return1.6%1.6%1.5%1.6%1.6%
2Y Return5.5%5.5%5.2%5.6%5.5%
3Y Return13.0%13.0%12.6%13.1%13.0%

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date9152026
Short Interest: Shares Quantity1.2 Mil
Short Interest: % Change Since 8312026-31.9%
Average Daily Volume4.7 Mil
Days-to-Cover Short Interest1