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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and SCHF returned +25.4%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or SCHF?

MUB charges 0.05% 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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MUB vs SCHF: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and Schwab International Equity ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB 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 MUB	Only in SCHF
Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%	SK hynix Inc 2.83%
New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%	ASML Holding NV 2.12%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%	HSBC Holdings PLC 1.09%
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%	Novartis AG 0.98%
Northwest Independent School District 0.13%	AstraZeneca PLC 0.94%
Ohio State University (The) 0.13%	Royal Bank of Canada 0.91%
State of New Jersey 0.13%	Nestle SA 0.88%
State of California 0.13%	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.

MUB and SCHF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	National Muni Bond	International Equity
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	+25.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	+8.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.03%
Holdings	6603	1476

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 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, MUB or SCHF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and SCHF returned +25.4%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or SCHF?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and SCHF charges 0.03%, so SCHF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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