Which returned more over the last year, SCHC or VSS?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHC returned +12.9% and VSS +12.2%.

Which is cheaper, SCHC or VSS?

Neither: SCHC and VSS both charge 0.06% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SCHC and VSS overlap with the S&P 500?

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

SCHC vs VSS: Differences, Returns & Fees

SCHC and VSS hold 65% of their weight in the same names, and SCHC returned +12.9% over the year. Net assets: $5.6bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF, and $11.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE All-Wld ex-US SmCp Idx ETF.

Both cost 0.06% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

	SCHC	VSS
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.06%
Net assets, SCHC as of May 31, 2026 and VSS as of Sep 30, 2026	$5.6bn	$11.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.9%	+12.2%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	FTSE Global Small Cap ex US Index
Holdings in common	65%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	3.4%	8.1%
Below its high	4.6%, high on Aug 27, 2026	4.0%, high on May 11, 2026

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

+12.9%

SCHC total return, 1 year

+12.2%

VSS total return, 1 year

0.06%

SCHC expense ratio

0.06%

VSS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHC and VSS hold 65% 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 Aug 31, 2026.

50%

half

65% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SCHC VSS

Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.41% 0.30%

Eldorado Gold Corp 0.30% 0.27%

DPM Metals Inc 0.27% 0.24%

Aritzia Inc 0.40% 0.23%

Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA 0.32% 0.23%

Storebrand ASA 0.29% 0.22%

Finning International Inc 0.37% 0.21%

Accelleron Industries AG 0.35% 0.21%

Subsea 7 SA 0.28% 0.21%

G Mining Ventures Corp 0.21% 0.21%

SSR Mining Inc 0.24% 0.20%

thyssenkrupp AG 0.25% 0.20%

Only in SCHC

Orla Mining Ltd 0.15%

Atco Ltd/Canada 0.14%

Almonty Industries Inc 0.13%

Discovery Silver Corp 0.12%

Seabridge Gold Inc 0.11%

JTC PLC 0.11%

Boralex Inc 0.10%

Taseko Mines Ltd 0.10%

Only in VSS

SLBBH1142 5.90%

Taiwan Union Technology Corp 0.28%

LandMark Optoelectronics Corp 0.23%

Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp 0.21%

MKTLIQ 0.20%

Compeq Manufacturing Co Ltd 0.19%

Macronix International Co Ltd 0.17%

WinWay Technology Co Ltd 0.12%

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On the same fields

SCHC

Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF

VSS

Vanguard FTSE All-Wld ex-US SmCp Idx ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Schwab Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +12.9% +12.2%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −4.4 pts −5.1 pts

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2230 4888

Net assets, SCHC as of May 31, 2026 and VSS as of Sep 30, 2026 $5.6bn $11.6bn

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

SCHC in plain words

SCHC tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 2,230 positions, with the top ten at 3.4%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VSS in plain words

VSS tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,888 positions, with the top ten at 8.1%. It sat 4.0% below its high of May 11, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHC or VSS?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHC returned +12.9% and VSS +12.2%.
Which is cheaper, SCHC or VSS?: Neither: SCHC and VSS both charge 0.06% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHC and VSS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SCHC and 0% of VSS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Other comparisons

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SCHC on its own →VSS on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →Standards and sources →

Where these figures came from

SCHC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCHC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Schwab website ↗VSS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VSS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VSS ↗

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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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