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INTF vs SCHF: Differences, Returns & Fees

INTF and SCHF hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and SCHF returned +20.3% over the year. Net assets: $3.7bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares International Equity Factor ETF, and $66.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab International Equity ETF.

SCHF costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.3 points.

INTFSCHF
Expense ratio0.16%0.03%
Net assets, INTF as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026$3.7bn$66.5bn
Total return, 1 year+18.0%+20.3%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQFTSE Developed ex US Index
Holdings in common40%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund12.7%14.8%
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 20264.6%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+18.0%
INTF total return, 1 year
+20.3%
SCHF total return, 1 year
0.16%
INTF expense ratio
0.03%
SCHF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, INTF and SCHF hold 40% 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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40% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding INTF SCHF
ASML HOLDING 2.62% 2.10%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.11% 1.08%
NOVARTIS AG 1.99% 0.97%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.14% 0.90%
NESTLE SA 0.88% 0.88%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.82% 0.93%
SHELL 0.74% 0.80%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.96% 0.74%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 1.04% 0.69%
TOYOTA MOTOR 0.64% 0.68%
SAP 0.75% 0.62%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.57% 0.66%
Only in INTF
ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.07%
UNICREDIT 0.81%
LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD 0.73%
SIEMENS N AG 0.71%
SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.54%
NORDEA BANK 0.53%
NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.52%
LOREAL SA 0.50%
Only in SCHF
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.32%
SK hynix Inc 2.81%
Roche Holding AG 0.99%
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

INTF
iShares International Equity Factor ETF
SCHF
Schwab International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Schwab
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of International Equity
Total return, 1 year +18.0% +20.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +0.8 pts +3.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.16% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 486 1476
Net assets, INTF as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026 $3.7bn $66.5bn

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

INTF in plain words

INTF 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 0.16% 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 486 positions, with the top ten at 12.7%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 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, INTF or SCHF?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, INTF returned +18.0% and SCHF +20.3%.
Which is cheaper, INTF or SCHF?
SCHF is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do INTF and SCHF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of INTF and 0% of SCHF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
INTF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗INTF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for INTF ↗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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