Which returned more over the last year, SCHE or VWO?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHE returned +12.6% and VWO +12.1%.

Which is cheaper, SCHE or VWO?

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

How much do SCHE and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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SCHE vs VWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

SCHE and VWO hold 81% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $12.7bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF, and $125.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF.

Both cost 0.06% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

	SCHE	VWO
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.06%
Net assets, SCHE as of May 31, 2026 and VWO as of Sep 30, 2026	$12.7bn	$125.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+12.6%	+12.1%
What it tracks	FTSE Emerging Index	FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index
Holdings in common	81%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.3%	28.9%

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

+12.6%

SCHE total return, 1 year

+12.1%

VWO total return, 1 year

0.06%

SCHE expense ratio

0.06%

VWO expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHE and VWO hold 81% 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

81% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SCHE VWO

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 17.05% 14.73%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 3.15% 2.90%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 2.57% 2.19%

MediaTek Inc 1.88% 1.47%

Delta Electronics Inc 1.40% 0.90%

China Construction Bank Corp 0.88% 0.86%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 1.04% 0.78%

Reliance Industries Ltd 0.88% 0.73%

HDFC Bank Ltd 0.83% 0.68%

ICICI Bank Ltd 0.65% 0.65%

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd 0.63% 0.62%

PDD Holdings Inc 0.60% 0.52%

Only in SCHE

Delta Electronics Thailand PCL 0.29%

Itausa SA 0.14%

PTT PCL 0.12%

Advanced Info Service PCL 0.10%

Gulf Development PCL 0.07%

CP ALL PCL 0.07%

Commercial International Bank Egypt SAE 0.07%

Airports of Thailand PCL 0.06%

Only in VWO

SLCMT1142 3.18%

MKTLIQ 1.21%

DELTA ELECTRONICS THAI-FORGN 0.17%

PTT PCL/FOREIGN 0.12%

ITAUSA SA - PREFERRED SHARES 0.12%

Taiwan Union Technology Corp 0.09%

KASIKORNBANK PCL-FOREIGN 0.09%

ADVANCED INFO SERVICE-FOREIG 0.08%

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On the same fields

SCHE

Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF

VWO

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Schwab Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Emerging markets

Total return, 1 year +12.6% +12.1%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −4.7 pts −5.1 pts

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2178 6356

Net assets, SCHE as of May 31, 2026 and VWO as of Sep 30, 2026 $12.7bn $125.4bn

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

SCHE in plain words

SCHE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.6% 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 2,178 positions, with the top ten at 30.3%.

VWO in plain words

VWO tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.1% 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 6,356 positions, with the top ten at 28.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHE or VWO?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHE returned +12.6% and VWO +12.1%.
Which is cheaper, SCHE or VWO?: Neither: SCHE and VWO both charge 0.06% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHE and VWO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SCHE and 0% of VWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

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

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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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