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Forget SCHD: DGRO’s Looser Quality Filter Has Quietly Delivered Higher Total Returns Over the Last Decade
Key takeaways
- Apple s 1,286% and Broadcom s 3,215% ten-year gains explain DGRO s 17-point edge, as SCHD s yield filter excluded both for much of that run.
- DGRO s 2% yield costs roughly $4,300 in annual income versus SCHD on a $325,000 position, making SCHD the cleaner pick for immediate income needs.
- Act now: the analyst who called NVIDIA in 2010 just named his top 10 AI stocks — and iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF didn t make the cut.
Forget SCHD: DGRO’s Looser Quality Filter Has Quietly Delivered Higher Total Returns Over the Last Decade Faizal Ramli / Shutterstock.com David Beren Mon, June 8, 2026 at 1:23 AM GMT+7 4 min read SCHD MSFT DGRO NVDA AAPL Quick Read DGRO s 5-year dividend screen versus SCHD s 10-year history requirement quietly built a 250% total return against SCHD s 233% over the last decade.
Apple s 1,286% and Broadcom s 3,215% ten-year gains explain DGRO s 17-point edge, as SCHD s yield filter excluded both for much of that run.
DGRO s 2% yield costs roughly $4,300 in annual income versus SCHD on a $325,000 position, making SCHD the cleaner pick for immediate income needs.
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