Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or VYMI?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +17.2% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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

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SCHB vs VYMI: how they differ

SCHB and VYMI are both equity index funds, and over the year VYMI returned more, +28.2% against +17.2%.

Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

SCHB and VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF	VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	Vanguard
What it is	US broad market, book from ITOT	International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year	+17.2%	+28.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−0.3 pts	+10.7 pts
Expense ratio	not published	0.07%
Holdings	not filed	1582

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.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHB or VYMI?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHB returned +17.2% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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