Which returned more over the last year, IEF or SCHF?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and SCHF returned +25.4%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEF or SCHF?

IEF charges 0.15% a year and SCHF charges 0.03%, so SCHF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IEF vs SCHF: how they differ

IEF and SCHF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SCHF returned more over the year.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Schwab International Equity ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and SCHF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEF	Only in SCHF
United States of America 9.71%	SK hynix Inc 2.83%
United States of America 8.94%	ASML Holding NV 2.12%
United States of America 8.91%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.09%
United States of America 8.89%	Novartis AG 0.98%
United States of America 8.87%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.94%
United States of America 8.79%	Royal Bank of Canada 0.91%
United States of America 8.69%	Nestle SA 0.88%
United States of America 8.46%	Shell PLC 0.81%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

IEF and SCHF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	7-10 Year Treasury Bond	International Equity
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+25.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	+8.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	15	1476

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

SCHF in plain words

SCHF is an index equity fund tracking the International Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +25.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1476 positions, with the top ten at 14.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or SCHF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and SCHF returned +25.4%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEF or SCHF?: IEF charges 0.15% a year and SCHF charges 0.03%, so SCHF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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