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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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SCHF vs VXF: how they differ

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

Schwab International Equity ETF and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions SCHF and VXF both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingSCHFVXF
Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc0.11%0.36%
Amrize Ltd0.09%0.32%
RB Global Inc0.07%0.26%
Daiichi Sankyo Co Ltd0.11%0.00%
Novo Nordisk A/S0.49%0.00%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in SCHFOnly in VXF
SK hynix Inc 2.83%Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19%
ASML Holding NV 2.12%Snowflake Inc 1.03%
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.09%Bloom Energy Corp 0.93%
Novartis AG 0.98%Cloudflare Inc 0.92%
AstraZeneca PLC 0.94%Astera Labs Inc 0.76%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.91%Rocket Lab Corp 0.61%
Nestle SA 0.88%Cheniere Energy Inc 0.59%
Shell PLC 0.81%Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

SCHF and VXF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHF
Schwab International Equity ETF
VXF
Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabVanguard
What it isInternational EquityExtended Market
Total return, 1 year+25.4%+14.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+8.0 pts−3.4 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.05%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%0.0%
Holdings14763365

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%.

VXF in plain words

VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHF or VXF?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHF returned +25.4% and VXF returned +14.1%, so SCHF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHF or VXF?
SCHF charges 0.03% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so SCHF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHF and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SCHF and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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