CWI vs SCHF: Differences, Returns & Fees
CWI and SCHF hold 67% of their weight in the same names, and SCHF returned +20.3% over the year. Net assets: $2.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF, and $66.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab International Equity ETF.
SCHF costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.5 points.
| CWI | SCHF | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.30% | 0.03% |
| Net assets, CWI as of Oct 8, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026 | $2.9bn | $66.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.8% | +20.3% |
| What it tracks | not read by ETFIQ | FTSE Developed ex US Index |
| Holdings in common | 67% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 16.1% | 14.8% |
| Below its high | 3.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026 | 4.6%, high on Aug 25, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, CWI and SCHF hold 67% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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67% in common
On the same fields
CWI and SCHF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CWI in plain words
CWI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,110 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
SCHF in plain words
SCHF tracks an index of International Equity. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. 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 1,476 positions, with the top ten at 14.8%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, CWI or SCHF?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CWI returned +17.8% and SCHF +20.3%.
- Which is cheaper, CWI or SCHF?
- SCHF is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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