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

In the year to Oct 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QEFA returned +16.1% and SCHF +19.1%.

Which is cheaper, QEFA 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 QEFA and SCHF overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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QEFA vs SCHF: Differences, Returns & Fees

Over the year to Oct 21, 2026, QEFA returned +16.1% to SCHF's +19.1%; 56% of their weight is in the same names. Net assets: $1.0bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF, and $66.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab International Equity ETF.

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SCHF costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points.

QEFA vs SCHF: Differences, Returns & Fees
	QEFA	SCHF
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.03%
Net assets, QEFA as of Oct 20, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026	$1.0bn	$66.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+16.1%	+19.1%
What it tracks	MSCI EAFE Factor Mix A-Series Index	FTSE Developed ex US Index
Holdings in common	56%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.1%	14.8%
Below its high		4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 20, 2026.

+16.1%

QEFA total return, 1 year

+19.1%

SCHF total return, 1 year

0.30%

QEFA expense ratio

0.03%

SCHF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, QEFA and SCHF hold 56% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 20, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding QEFA SCHF

ASML HOLDING NV 2.02% 2.10%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 2.01% 0.99%

NOVARTIS AG REG 2.00% 0.97%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.58% 0.93%

NESTLE SA REG 1.60% 0.88%

SHELL PLC 1.40% 0.80%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.99% 0.74%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.69% 1.08%

SAP SE 1.19% 0.62%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.57% 0.68%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.58% 0.57%

ALLIANZ SE REG 1.03% 0.57%

Only in QEFA

GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT NV 0.20%

HKT TRUST AND HKT LTD SS 0.18%

CHECK POINT SOFTWARE TECH 0.15%

NORDEA BANK ABP 0.12%

EURO CURRENCY 0.08%

YANGZIJIANG SHIPBUILDING 0.06%

AERCAP HOLDINGS NV 0.06%

STMICROELECTRONICS NV 0.04%

Only in SCHF

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.32%

SK hynix Inc 2.81%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%

Toronto-Dominion Bank 0.64%

Shopify Inc 0.49%

Enbridge Inc 0.40%

Bank of Montreal 0.39%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.36%

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On the same fields

QEFA

State Street SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF

SCHF

Schwab International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street Schwab

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of International Equity

Total return, 1 year +16.1% +19.1%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.4% (ACWX) +13.8% (EFA)

Gap to its benchmark −0.3 pts vs ACWX +5.3 pts vs EFA

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 626 1476

Net assets, QEFA as of Oct 20, 2026 and SCHF as of May 31, 2026 $1.0bn $66.5bn

QEFA and SCHF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About QEFA

QEFA tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 21, 2026 it returned +16.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 20, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 626 positions, with the top ten at 15.1%.

About SCHF

SCHF tracks an index of International Equity. Over the year to Oct 21, 2026 it returned +19.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.8% for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. 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 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 21, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, QEFA or SCHF?: In the year to Oct 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, QEFA returned +16.1% and SCHF +19.1%.
Which is cheaper, QEFA 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 QEFA and SCHF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of QEFA and 0% of SCHF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

QEFA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗QEFA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗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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