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SCIO, VYM, VCIT and SCHD

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Story of the four · Growth5Y$10,000 five years agoDividends reinvested · all four on one scale$17,387VYM · best of the four

Story of the four · IncomeMost incomeSCIO · 5.70% · $570 a year on $10k

Story of the four · RiskSmallest drop

SCIO, VYM, VCIT and SCHD, Ranked

Today

FundFeeYieldYTD1 year3 yrs · yr5 yrs · yrWorst dropVolatilityAssetsAvg rank

First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETFBonds & Cash · Corporate0.70%5.70%+1.1%+1.9%[…][…]−2.7%2.6%$576M2.2

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETFIncome · Dividend stocks0.04%2.23%+17.1%+19.1%+20.3%+11.7%−6.7%10.8%$78.9B2.3

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETFIncome · Dividend stocks0.06%2.93%+34.2%+36.8%+19.9%+10.4%−6.9%11.7%$123B2.5

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETFBonds & Cash · Corporate0.03%5.09%−2.0%−1.6%+5.9%+0.6%−4.9%4.5%$66.6B2.6

Rank among the four1st → 4thFee, drop and volatility: lower ranks higherAvg rank: mean of the 8 ranks · 1 is best

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · returns include dividends · since: SCIO 2024 · VYM 2006 · VCIT 2009 · SCHD 2011

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5Y

First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF · $576M[…]

SCIO

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SCIO vs SCHD: Top 5 Holdings

Today

SCIO

[…]in top 5

SCHD

in top 521.7%

SCIOStockSCHD

not top 5TXN4.7%

not top 5PG4.4%

not top 5KO4.3%

not top 5HD4.3%

not top 5AMGN4.1%

Cost, Income and Risk

Fees: SCIO, VYM, VCIT, SCHD

Today

0.03%lowest, VCIT

FundExpense ratioFee$10k

VCIT0.03%$3

VYM0.04%$4

SCHD0.06%$6

SCIO0.70%$70

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · fee on $10,000 a year

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SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+34.2%

VIGVanguard

+16.0%

+34.2%Year to date+16.0%

2.9%Yield1.4%

$123BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

JEPQ vs JEPI

YTD

J.P. MorganJEPQ

+7.8%

JEPIJ.P. Morgan

+8.3%

SPYM vs SPY

YTD

SPDRSPYM

+12.0%

SPYSPDR

+11.9%

SCHD

Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF · $123B$16,429

$10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

SCIOMeasureSCHD

+1.1%Year to dateJan 1 → Nov 12+34.2%

+1.9%1 yearTotal return+36.8%

[…]3 years · per year$10,000 became […] · $17,257+19.9%

[…]5 years · per year$10,000 became […] · $16,429+10.4%

0.70%Expense ratio$70 · $6 a year on $10k · lower is better0.06%

5.70%Trailing 12-mo yield$570 · $293 a year on $10k2.93%

−2.7%Worst dropSmaller is better−6.9%

2.6%VolatilityLower is calmer11.7%

SCIOSCHD Winner of the row, in its colourEach row: the bigger of the two fills its side

3–3Level

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · returns include dividends · 3Y and 5Y figures are per-year returns

Held in common[…]

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · share of each fund

SCIO vs SCHD Returns, Every Period

1Y

First TrustSCIO

+1.9%

past year

SCHDSchwab

+36.8%

past year

SCIOSCHDFaded: behind in that period

0–2SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · dividends in · faded = behind in that period

SCIO vs VCIT

YTD

First TrustSCIO

+1.1%

VCITVanguard

−2.0%

+1.1%Year to date−2.0%

−2.7%Worst drop · 1Y−4.9%

2.6%Volatility · 1Y4.5%

5.7%Yield5.1%

$576MAssets$66.6B

4–0SCIO wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · smaller drop and lower volatility win

Yields: SCIO, VYM, VCIT, SCHD

1Y

5.70%highest, SCIO

FundTrailing yieldYield$10k

SCIO5.70%$570

VCIT5.09%$509

SCHD2.93%$293

VYM2.23%$223

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · trailing 12-month yield

Income After Fees on $10,000

1Y

$506most kept, VCIT

VCIT$509 − $3 = $506

SCIO$570 − $70 = $500

SCHD$293 − $6 = $287

VYM$223 − $4 = $219

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee

Overlap: SCIO, VYM, VCIT, SCHD

Today

21.9%most shared, VYM and SCHD

SCIOVYMVCITSCHD

SCIO—[…][…][…]

VYM[…]—[…]21.9%

VCIT[…][…]—[…]

SCHD[…]21.9%[…]—

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Return vs Bumpiness: 4 ETFs

1Y

+36.8%SCHD, at 11.7% volatility

SCIOWorst drop−2.7%2.6% vol

VCITWorst drop−4.9%4.5% vol

VYMWorst drop−6.7%10.8% vol

SCHDWorst drop−6.9%11.7% vol

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · up and left is better

Paid More vs Made More

YTD

SCIOSCHD

+1.1%Year to date+34.2%

5.7%Yield2.9%

+1.9%Past year+36.8%

0.70%Fee0.06%

3–1SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

+7.8%Year to date+8.3%

12.2%Yield7.9%

$41.8BAssets$46.8B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

+12.0%Year to date+11.9%

1.0%Yield1.0%

$183BAssets$793B

1–0SPYM wins

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026

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SCIO, VYM, VCIT and SCHD

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