Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
SCHH vs VYMI: how they differ
SCHH and VYMI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned more over the year.
Schwab U.S. REIT ETF and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, SCHH and VYMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in SCHH | Only in VYMI |
|---|---|
| Welltower Inc 9.64% | HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73% |
| Prologis Inc 8.97% | Novartis AG 1.56% |
| Equinix Inc 4.89% | Nestle SA 1.44% |
| Simon Property Group Inc 4.48% | Shell PLC 1.43% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.36% | Royal Bank of Canada 1.38% |
| American Tower Corp 4.35% | Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15% |
| Realty Income Corp 4.00% | Toyota Motor Corp 1.12% |
| Public Storage 3.41% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| SCHH Schwab U.S. REIT 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 REIT | International High Dividend Yield |
| Total return, 1 year | +9.8% | +28.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −7.7 pts | +10.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 74.0% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 117 | 1582 |
SCHH in plain words
SCHH is an index equity fund tracking the US REIT. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.8% 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 May 31, 2026, 74% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 117 positions, with the top ten at 49.8%. It sat 6.7% below its high of Jul 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
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. 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, SCHH or VYMI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHH returned +9.8% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, SCHH or VYMI?
- SCHH charges 0.07% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so SCHH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do SCHH and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 74% of SCHH and 0% of VYMI 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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