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EFAV vs SCHY: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFAV and SCHY hold 13% of their weight in the same names, and SCHY returned +18.0% over the year. Net assets: $5.3bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF, and $2.3bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF.

SCHY costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.7 points.

EFAVSCHY
Expense ratio0.20%0.08%
Net assets, EFAV as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHY as of May 31, 2026$5.3bn$2.3bn
Total return, 1 year+12.3%+18.0%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common13%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.8%41.8%
Below its high3.7%, high on Sep 3, 20265.1%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+12.3%
EFAV total return, 1 year
+18.0%
SCHY total return, 1 year
0.20%
EFAV expense ratio
0.08%
SCHY expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFAV and SCHY hold 13% 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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13% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding EFAV SCHY
TOTALENERGIES 1.40% 4.50%
ZURICH INSURANCE GROUP AG 1.26% 1.35%
DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 1.49% 1.22%
UNILEVER PLC 1.16% 3.31%
JAPAN TOBACCO 1.08% 1.86%
KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE 0.74% 1.65%
KONINKLIJKE KPN NV 0.72% 1.93%
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.61% 4.08%
DAITO TRUST CONSTRUCTION LTD 0.52% 0.59%
TELSTRA GROUP 0.51% 1.43%
SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD 0.49% 2.33%
WESFARMERS 0.41% 4.26%
Only in EFAV
SHELL 1.66%
IBERDROLA 1.56%
TAKEDA PHARMACEUTICAL 1.56%
EQUINOR 1.54%
ENI 1.50%
SECOM 1.47%
NOVARTIS AG 1.31%
SWISSCOM AG 1.30%
Only in SCHY
BHP Group Ltd 4.55%
Eni SpA 4.52%
Deutsche Post AG 4.26%
Enel SpA 4.02%
Vinci SA 3.73%
GSK PLC 3.58%
Infosys Ltd 2.66%
Cie Generale des Etablissements Michelin SCA 2.44%

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On the same fields

EFAV
iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF
SCHY
Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Schwab
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +12.3% +18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −4.9 pts +0.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.08%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 270 100
Net assets, EFAV as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHY as of May 31, 2026 $5.3bn $2.3bn

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

EFAV in plain words

EFAV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 270 positions, with the top ten at 14.8%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

SCHY in plain words

SCHY tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 100 positions, with the top ten at 41.8%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EFAV or SCHY?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFAV returned +12.3% and SCHY +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, EFAV or SCHY?
SCHY 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.
How much do EFAV and SCHY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFAV and 0% of SCHY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
EFAV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFAV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFAV ↗SCHY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCHY 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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