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BOXX vs SCHH: Differences, Returns & Fees

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BOXX is an actively managed short-term fund and SCHH an equity index fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHH returned +8.7% against +4.0%.

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Net assets: $14.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF, and $11.2bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. REIT ETF.

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At a glance
+4.0%
BOXX total return, 1 year
+8.7%
SCHH total return, 1 year
0.19%
BOXX expense ratio
0.07%
SCHH expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHH costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.7 points.

BOXX vs SCHH: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureBOXXSCHH
Return
Total return, 1 year+4.0%+8.7%
Drawdown
Below its high8.5%, high on Jul 24, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedUS REIT
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.19%0.07%
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and SCHH as of Aug 31, 2026$14.5bn$11.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in commonnot published
In the S&P 500, by weight74%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund51.6%

Method

Side by side

BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF SCHH Schwab U.S. REIT ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Alpha Architect Schwab
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of US REIT
Total return, 1 year +4.0% +8.7%
Expense ratio 0.19% 0.07%
Holdings not counted 117
Net assets, BOXX as of Oct 28, 2026 and SCHH as of Aug 31, 2026 $14.5bn $11.2bn

BOXX and SCHH on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

SCHH

SCHH tracks an index of US REIT. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +8.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 74% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 117 positions, with the top ten at 51.6%. It sat 8.5% below its high of Jul 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOXX or SCHH?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOXX returned +4.0% and SCHH +8.7%.
Which is cheaper, BOXX or SCHH?
SCHH is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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BOXX on its own →SCHH on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →BOXX dividend history →SCHH dividend history →SCHH holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Alpha Architect website ↗
SCHH filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SCHH prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Schwab website ↗

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