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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IQLT returned +14.8% and SCHF +20.3%.

Which is cheaper, IQLT or SCHF?

SCHF is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IQLT and SCHF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IQLT and 0% of SCHF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IQLT vs SCHF: Differences, Returns & Fees

IQLT and SCHF hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and SCHF returned +20.3% over the year. Net assets: $13.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF, and $66.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab International Equity ETF.

SCHF costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points.

	IQLT	SCHF
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.03%
Net assets, IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026	$13.6bn	$66.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+20.3%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	FTSE Developed ex US Index
Holdings in common	28%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	23.7%	14.8%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.6%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+14.8%

IQLT total return, 1 year

+20.3%

SCHF total return, 1 year

0.30%

IQLT expense ratio

0.03%

SCHF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IQLT and SCHF hold 28% 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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28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IQLT SCHF

ASML HOLDING 6.01% 2.10%

NOVARTIS AG 1.67% 0.97%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.59% 0.93%

NESTLE SA 1.69% 0.88%

SHELL 1.85% 0.80%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.54% 0.74%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 1.30% 0.57%

ALLIANZ 2.57% 0.57%

ABB LTD 1.93% 0.56%

TOTALENERGIES 1.34% 0.53%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 1.41% 0.51%

IBERDROLA 1.35% 0.50%

Only in IQLT

ROCHE PS PAR AG 2.20%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 1.09%

HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING 1.06%

NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.92%

INVESTOR CLASS B 0.80%

LVMH 0.80%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.75%

LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 0.71%

Only in SCHF

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.32%

SK hynix Inc 2.81%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.08%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%

Siemens AG 0.77%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 0.69%

Toyota Motor Corp 0.68%

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.66%

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On the same fields

IQLT

iShares MSCI Intl Quality 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 +14.8% +20.3%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −2.5 pts +3.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 294 1476

Net assets, IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026 $13.6bn $66.5bn

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

IQLT in plain words

IQLT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% 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 294 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 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, IQLT or SCHF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IQLT returned +14.8% and SCHF +20.3%.
Which is cheaper, IQLT or SCHF?: SCHF is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IQLT and SCHF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IQLT and 0% of SCHF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IQLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IQLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IQLT ↗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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