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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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SCHX vs VYMI: how they differ

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

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHX and VYMI 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 SCHXOnly in VYMI
NVIDIA Corp 7.51%HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73%
Apple Inc 6.71%Novartis AG 1.56%
Microsoft Corp 4.89%Nestle SA 1.44%
Amazon.com Inc 3.87%Shell PLC 1.43%
Alphabet Inc 3.24%Royal Bank of Canada 1.38%
Broadcom Inc 3.10%Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15%
Alphabet Inc 2.58%Toyota Motor Corp 1.12%
Meta Platforms Inc 2.02%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.

SCHX and VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
SCHX
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
VYMI
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabVanguard
What it isU.S. Large-CapInternational High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year+16.8%+28.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−0.7 pts+10.7 pts
Expense ratio0.03%0.07%
Already in the S&P 50094.9%0.1%
Holdings7481582

SCHX in plain words

SCHX is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 748 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.

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, SCHX or VYMI?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHX returned +16.8% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, SCHX or VYMI?
SCHX charges 0.03% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHX and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 95% of SCHX 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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SCHX against VYMI, 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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