ESGD vs SCHF: Differences, Returns & Fees

ESGD and SCHF hold 43% of their weight in the same names, and SCHF returned +20.3% over the year. Net assets: $11.8bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF, and $66.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab International Equity ETF.

SCHF costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.9 points.

ESGDSCHF
Expense ratio0.20%0.03%
Net assets, ESGD as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026$11.8bn$66.5bn
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+20.3%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQFTSE Developed ex US Index
Holdings in common43%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund14.2%14.8%
Below its high4.9%, high on Aug 13, 20264.6%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+13.4%
ESGD total return, 1 year
+20.3%
SCHF total return, 1 year
0.20%
ESGD expense ratio
0.03%
SCHF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ESGD and SCHF hold 43% 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 9, 2026.

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43% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ESGD SCHF
ASML HOLDING 3.49% 2.10%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.47% 1.08%
NOVARTIS AG 1.45% 0.97%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.98% 0.93%
NESTLE SA 1.03% 0.88%
SHELL 1.14% 0.80%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.94% 0.74%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.86% 0.69%
TOYOTA MOTOR 0.99% 0.68%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.96% 0.66%
SAP 1.22% 0.62%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.68% 0.62%
Only in ESGD
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.17%
SIEMENS N AG 1.15%
INTESA SANPAOLO 0.96%
NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.52%
UNICREDIT 0.52%
LOREAL SA 0.47%
SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.47%
ASSICURAZIONI GENERALI 0.42%
Only in SCHF
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.32%
SK hynix Inc 2.81%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%
Siemens AG 0.77%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 0.64%
Shopify Inc 0.49%
Novo Nordisk A/S 0.49%
Siemens Energy AG 0.47%

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On the same fields

ESGD
iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF
SCHF
Schwab International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of International Equity
Total return, 1 year +13.4% +20.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 −3.9 pts +3.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 337 1476
Net assets, ESGD as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026 $11.8bn $66.5bn

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

ESGD in plain words

ESGD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.4% 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 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 337 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 13, 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, ESGD or SCHF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ESGD returned +13.4% and SCHF +20.3%.
Which is cheaper, ESGD or SCHF?
SCHF is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ESGD and SCHF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ESGD and 0% of SCHF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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