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APIE vs SCHF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APIE returned +11.9% to SCHF's +21.0%; 47% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Aug 31, 2026: $1.2bn for ActivePassive International Equity ETF and $69.7bn for Schwab International Equity ETF.

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At a glance
+11.9%
APIE total return, 1 year
+21.0%
SCHF total return, 1 year
0.45%
APIE expense ratio
0.03%
SCHF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHF costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.1 points; SCHF is far larger, $69.7bn against $1.2bn.

APIE vs SCHF: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAPIESCHF
Return
Total return, 1 year+11.9%+21.0%
Drawdown
Below its high4.1%, high on Aug 10, 20263.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedFTSE Developed ex US Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.45%0.03%
Net assets, as of Aug 31, 2026$1.2bn$69.7bn
Holdings
Holdings in common47%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund23.4%13.8%

Method

What they share

47%

By the books each fund has filed, APIE and SCHF hold 47% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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47% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APIE SCHF
ASML Holding NV 1.75% 2.14%
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01% 1.17%
Roche Holding AG 1.09% 1.00%
Novartis AG 0.81% 0.94%
AstraZeneca PLC 1.01% 0.80%
Siemens AG 0.95% 0.80%
Shell PLC 0.78% 0.83%
SAP SE 1.27% 0.75%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 0.69% 0.82%
BHP Group Ltd 0.68% 0.79%
Nestle SA 0.66% 0.83%
Allianz SE 0.75% 0.66%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APIE
TSMC 11.50%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.46%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 1.51%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitt 0.72%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.65%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Grou 0.51%
BBVA 0.49%
HDFC Bank Ltd 0.48%
Only in SCHF
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.88%
SK hynix Inc 2.23%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.94%
Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.67%
Shopify Inc 0.59%
TotalEnergies SE 0.55%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA 0.54%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 0.52%
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Side by side

APIE ActivePassive International Equity ETF SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Envestnet Schwab
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of International Equity
Total return, 1 year +11.9% +21.0%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +16.9% (EFA)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +4.1 pts vs EFA
Expense ratio 0.45% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.7% 0.0%
Holdings 547 1475
Net assets, as of Aug 31, 2026 $1.2bn $69.7bn

APIE and SCHF on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
APIE

APIE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +11.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 1% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 547 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

SCHF

SCHF tracks an index of International Equity. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +21.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,475 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, APIE or SCHF?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, APIE returned +11.9% and SCHF +21.0%.
Which is cheaper, APIE or SCHF?
SCHF is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do APIE and SCHF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 1% of APIE and 0% of SCHF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
APIE on its own →SCHF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →APIE dividend history →APIE holdings →SCHF dividend history →SCHF holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
APIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
APIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Envestnet website ↗
SCHF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SCHF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Schwab website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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