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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHF returned +25.4% and SHY returned +1.7%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, SCHF or SHY?

SCHF charges 0.03% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, 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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SCHF vs SHY: how they differ

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

Schwab International Equity ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHF and SHY 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 SCHF	Only in SHY
SK hynix Inc 2.83%	United States of America 1.97%
ASML Holding NV 2.12%	United States of America 1.86%
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.09%	United States of America 1.72%
Novartis AG 0.98%	United States of America 1.62%
AstraZeneca PLC 0.94%	United States of America 1.61%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.91%	United States of America 1.53%
Nestle SA 0.88%	United States of America 1.49%
Shell PLC 0.81%	United States of America 1.47%

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.

SCHF and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	iShares
What it is	International Equity	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+25.4%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+8.0 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.15%
Holdings	1476	89

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%.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHF or SHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHF returned +25.4% and SHY returned +1.7%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHF or SHY?: SCHF charges 0.03% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SCHF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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