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

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SCHB vs SCHF: how they differ

SCHB and SCHF are both equity index funds, and over the year SCHF returned more, +25.4% against +17.2%.

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF and Schwab International Equity ETF.

SCHB and SCHF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHB
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
SCHF
Schwab International Equity ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabSchwab
What it isUS broad market, book from ITOTInternational Equity
Total return, 1 year+17.2%+25.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.3 pts+8.0 pts
Expense rationot published0.03%
Holdingsnot filed1476

SCHB in plain words

SCHB is an index equity fund tracking the US broad market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100.

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, SCHB or SCHF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +17.2% and SCHF returned +25.4%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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SCHB against SCHF, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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