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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and SCHF +17.6%.

Which is cheaper, EEM or SCHF?

SCHF is cheaper, by 0.69 percentage points a year. That is about $69 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EEM vs SCHF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EEM returned +16.3% to SCHF's +17.6%; 8% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $29.1bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF, and $69.7bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab International Equity ETF.

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At a glance

+16.3%

EEM total return, 1 year

+17.6%

SCHF total return, 1 year

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

0.03%

SCHF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHF costs 0.69 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.3 points.

EEM vs SCHF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EEM	SCHF
Return
Measure	EEM	SCHF
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	+17.6%
Drawdown
Measure	EEM	SCHF
Below its high	10.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EEM	SCHF
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Index	FTSE Developed ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	EEM	SCHF
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.03%
Net assets, EEM as of Oct 27, 2026 and SCHF as of Aug 31, 2026	$29.1bn	$69.7bn
Holdings
Measure	EEM	SCHF
Holdings in common	8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.2%	13.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and SCHF hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EEM SCHF

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.88% 2.88%

SK HYNIX 4.91% 2.23%

SK SQUARE 0.51% 0.22%

SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 0.45% 0.19%

KB FINANCIAL GROUP 0.33% 0.14%

HYUNDAI MOTOR 0.26% 0.13%

SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP 0.24% 0.11%

LENOVO GROUP 0.19% 0.10%

DOOSAN ENERBILITY LTD 0.18% 0.09%

HANA FINANCIAL GROUP 0.20% 0.09%

HANWHA AEROSPACE LTD 0.17% 0.09%

SAMSUNG SDI LTD 0.20% 0.08%

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Only in EEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.98%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.64%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%

MEDIATEK 1.54%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.94%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.91%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.82%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.79%

Only in SCHF

ASML Holding NV 2.14%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.17%

Roche Holding AG 1.00%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.94%

Novartis AG 0.94%

Shell PLC 0.83%

Nestle SA 0.83%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 0.82%

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Side by side

EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Schwab

What it is Tracks an index of Emerging markets Tracks an index of International Equity

Total return, 1 year +16.3% +17.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +12.1% (EFA)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +5.5 pts vs EFA

Expense ratio 0.72% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1186 1475

Net assets, EEM as of Oct 27, 2026 and SCHF as of Aug 31, 2026 $29.1bn $69.7bn

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

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About each fund

EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,186 positions, with the top ten at 37.2%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SCHF

SCHF tracks an index of International Equity. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% 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 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EEM or SCHF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and SCHF +17.6%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or SCHF?: SCHF is cheaper, by 0.69 percentage points a year. That is about $69 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and SCHF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of SCHF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EEM ↗

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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