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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and SCHF +20.3%.

Which is cheaper, DFSI or SCHF?

SCHF is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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DFSI vs SCHF: Differences, Returns & Fees

DFSI and SCHF hold 51% of their weight in the same names, and SCHF returned +20.3% over the year. Net assets: $1.1bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 ETF, and $66.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab International Equity ETF.

SCHF costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.1 points.

	DFSI	SCHF
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.03%
Net assets, DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026	$1.1bn	$66.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.2%	+20.3%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	FTSE Developed ex US Index
Holdings in common	51%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	9.7%	14.8%
Below its high	5.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.6%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+12.2%

DFSI total return, 1 year

+20.3%

SCHF total return, 1 year

0.24%

DFSI expense ratio

0.03%

SCHF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DFSI and SCHF hold 51% 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 DFSI SCHF

Roche Holding AG 1.29% 0.99%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81% 0.90%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.66% 0.93%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.77% 0.57%

Allianz SE 0.61% 0.57%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 0.56% 0.68%

ABB Ltd 0.56% 0.56%

THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK 0.54% 0.64%

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.54% 0.77%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.77% 0.51%

NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.52% 0.49%

Tokyo Electron Limited 0.50% 0.49%

Only in DFSI

ASML Holding N.V. 2.48%

Novartis AG 1.09%

UNILEVER PLC 0.54%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.52%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.31%

RELX PLC 0.31%

Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A. 0.22%

NATIONAL GRID PLC 0.16%

Only in SCHF

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.32%

SK hynix Inc 2.81%

Nestle SA 0.88%

Shell PLC 0.80%

BHP Group Ltd 0.74%

SoftBank Group Corp 0.62%

TotalEnergies SE 0.53%

British American Tobacco PLC 0.44%

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On the same fields

DFSI

Dimensional International Sustainability Core 1 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 +12.2% +20.3%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −5.1 pts +3.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.1% 0.0%

Holdings 2798 1476

Net assets, DFSI as of Jul 31, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026 $1.1bn $66.5bn

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

DFSI in plain words

DFSI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 2,798 positions, with the top ten at 9.7%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 25, 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, DFSI or SCHF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DFSI returned +12.2% and SCHF +20.3%.
Which is cheaper, DFSI or SCHF?: SCHF is cheaper, by 0.21 percentage points a year. That is about $21 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DFSI and SCHF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DFSI and 0% of SCHF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DFSI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DFSI 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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