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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and SCHF returned +23.2%, so SCHF returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or SCHF?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and SCHF charges 0.03%, so SCHF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs SCHF: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and Schwab International Equity ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IBIT and SCHF both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	SCHF
USD CASH	0.00%	0.03%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in SCHF
BITCOIN 100.00%	SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.94%
	SK HYNIX 2.51%
	ASML HOLDING 2.15%
	HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.17%
	ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.02%
	ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.96%
	SHELL PLC 0.89%
	NOVARTIS AG 0.88%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

IBIT and SCHF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of International Equity
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	+23.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	+6.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.03%
Holdings	2	1500
Net assets	$63.7bn	$66.5bn

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

SCHF in plain words

SCHF tracks an index of International Equity. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +23.2% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1500 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 3.0% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or SCHF?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and SCHF returned +23.2%, so SCHF returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or SCHF?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and SCHF charges 0.03%, so SCHF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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