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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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EWY vs SCHD: how they differ

EWY and SCHD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and EWY returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI South Korea ETF and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EWY and SCHD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in EWYOnly in SCHD
SK HYNIX 24.02%QUALCOMM Inc 6.75%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 22.13%Texas Instruments Inc 5.92%
SK SQUARE 3.01%UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10%
KRW CASH 2.49%Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96%
SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD 2.46%Merck & Co Inc 3.87%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP 1.92%Chevron Corp 3.84%
HYUNDAI MOTOR 1.60%Verizon Communications Inc 3.66%
SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP 1.57%Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

EWY and SCHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EWY
iShares MSCI South Korea ETF
SCHD
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesSchwab
What it isMSCI South KoreaUS dividend
Total return, 1 year+147.9%+27.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+130.4 pts+10.1 pts
Expense ratio0.59%0.06%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%95.1%
Holdings8099

EWY in plain words

EWY is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI South Korea. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +147.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 80 positions, with the top ten at 61.9%. It sat 13.9% below its high of Jun 18, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

SCHD in plain words

SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, EWY or SCHD?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EWY returned +147.9% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so EWY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, EWY or SCHD?
EWY charges 0.59% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EWY and SCHD overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EWY and 95% of SCHD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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