🚨 $SCHD EXTENDS ITS LEAD AS $QQQ SLIPS IN THE RANKINGS! 2026 ETF TOTAL RETURN TRACKER | Oct. 24 Update Every weekend, I update this series tracking YTD and 1-year total returns across dividend, growth and broad market ETFs. 2026 YTD Total Return 🥇 $SCHD +31.74% 🥈 $DGRO +16.35% 🥉 $QQQ +15.06% 4️⃣ $VYM +14.52% 5️⃣ $VOO +12.36% 6️⃣ $VIG +11.96% 7️⃣ $FDVV +11.78% What a difference three weeks make! On Oct. 2, $QQQ had overtaken $SCHD for the YTD lead. Now $SCHD is ahead by a massive 16.68 pts, and $DGRO has passed $QQQ to claim second place. Look how quickly the gap between $SCHD and $QQQ changed: Oct. 2: $QQQ led by 0.22 pts Oct. 9: $SCHD led by 0.70 pts Oct. 16: $SCHD led by 12.36 pts Oct. 24: $SCHD leads by 16.68 pts This week alone, $SCHD added another 3.44 pts to its YTD return while $QQQ lost 0.88 pts. All five dividend-focused ETFs improved their YTD returns, while $QQQ and $VOO lost ground. 1-Year Total Return 🥇 $SCHD +35.06% 🥈 $DGRO +18.81% 🥉 $VYM +17.41% 4️⃣ $QQQ +15.91% 5️⃣ $VOO +14.44% 6️⃣ $FDVV +14.23% 7️⃣ $VIG +13.79% The 1-year chart tells an even more dramatic story. Just three weeks ago, $QQQ was leading the entire group. Now it’s fallen to 4th, behind $SCHD, $DGRO and $VYM. $SCHD’s lead over $QQQ has grown from 14.95 pts last week to 19.15 pts today, another 4.20-point swing in just one week. What’s especially interesting is how quickly the story has changed. We watched $SCHD’s commanding lead disappear throughout September as growth gained ground. Now, in October, dividend strategies have bounced back strongly while $QQQ has pulled back. It’s a great reminder of why I like owning different styles of investments. Growth, value and dividend strategies don’t always move together, and leadership can change dramatically over relatively short periods. With just over two months left in 2026, do you think dividend/value ETFs will continue to lead, or will growth make another comeback before year-end? 👇YTD TOTAL RETURNS