Which returned more over the last year, DFAX or SCHF?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAX returned +20.9% and SCHF +20.3%.

Which is cheaper, DFAX or SCHF?

SCHF is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DFAX and SCHF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAX and 0% of SCHF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DFAX vs SCHF: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFAX and SCHF hold 45% of their weight in the same names, and DFAX returned +20.9% over the year. Net assets: $12.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF, and $66.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab International Equity ETF.

SCHF costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points.

	DFAX	SCHF
Expense ratio	0.28%	0.03%
Net assets, DFAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026	$12.0bn	$66.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+20.9%	+20.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	FTSE Developed ex US Index
Holdings in common	45%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	8.2%	14.8%
Below its high	3.4%, high on Sep 4, 2026	4.6%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026.

+20.9%

DFAX total return, 1 year

+20.3%

SCHF total return, 1 year

0.28%

DFAX expense ratio

0.03%

SCHF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFAX and SCHF hold 45% 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 Jul 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DFAX SCHF

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 1.34% 3.32%

SK hynix Inc. 0.81% 2.81%

TOTALENERGIES SE 0.54% 0.53%

Nestle S.A. 0.40% 0.88%

Roche Holding AG 0.39% 0.99%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.38% 0.68%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.36% 0.90%

Allianz SE 0.30% 0.57%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. 0.27% 0.69%

ADVANTEST CORPORATION 0.26% 0.40%

Deutsche Telekom AG 0.26% 0.39%

BHP GROUP LIMITED 0.25% 0.74%

Only in DFAX

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 1.86%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 0.99%

Novartis AG 0.67%

ASML Holding N.V. 0.62%

Tencent Holdings Limited 0.49%

SHELL PLC 0.48%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 0.29%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.28%

Only in SCHF

SoftBank Group Corp 0.62%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.36%

SK Square Co Ltd 0.25%

Investor AB 0.24%

Goodman Group 0.15%

ORIX Corp 0.15%

Japan Post Bank Co Ltd 0.12%

Power Corp of Canada 0.11%

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On the same fields

DFAX

Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

SCHF

Schwab International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Dimensional Schwab

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of International Equity

Total return, 1 year +20.9% +20.3%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +3.6 pts +3.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.28% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 10481 1476

Net assets, DFAX as of Jul 31, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026 $12.0bn $66.5bn

DFAX and SCHF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DFAX in plain words

DFAX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10,481 positions, with the top ten at 8.2%. It sat 3.4% 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, DFAX or SCHF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFAX returned +20.9% and SCHF +20.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFAX or SCHF?: SCHF is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFAX and SCHF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFAX and 0% of SCHF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DFAX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFAX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Dimensional 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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