Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

Frequently Asked Questions About SCHR

What does SCHR invest in?

The fund’s goal is to track as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, the total return of an index that measures the performance of the intermediate-term U.S. Treasury bond market.

What is the expense ratio of SCHR?

Schwab Intermediate-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (SCHR) charges an expense ratio of 0.03%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is SCHR's dividend yield?

SCHR's trailing-twelve-month yield is 4.01%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of SCHR?

Effective duration measures SCHR's sensitivity to interest-rate changes — a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. SCHR's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of SCHR?

SCHR's credit quality breakdown — the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below — is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of SCHR?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from SCHR if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. SCHR's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website — it differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.