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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHF returned +17.6% and SLV +14.9%.

Which is cheaper, SCHF or SLV?

SCHF is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

SCHF vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SCHF is an equity index fund and SLV a commodity fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SCHF returned +17.6% against +14.9%.

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Net assets: $69.7bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab International Equity ETF, and $26.9bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Silver Trust.

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At a glance

+17.6%

SCHF total return, 1 year

+14.9%

SLV total return, 1 year

0.03%

SCHF expense ratio

0.50%

SLV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHF costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points.

SCHF vs SLV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SCHF	SLV
Return
Measure	SCHF	SLV
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+14.9%
Drawdown
Measure	SCHF	SLV
Below its high	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026	53.5%, high on Jan 28, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SCHF	SLV
What it tracks	FTSE Developed ex US Index	Silver
Cost and size
Measure	SCHF	SLV
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.50%
Net assets, SCHF as of Aug 31, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026	$69.7bn	$26.9bn
Holdings
Measure	SCHF	SLV
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.8%

Method

Side by side

SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF SLV iShares Silver Trust

Where it sits Stock ETF Commodity ETF

Issuer Schwab iShares

What it is Tracks an index of International Equity Holds silver

Total return, 1 year +17.6% +14.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +12.1% (EFA) +15.0% (SIVR)

Gap to its benchmark +5.5 pts vs EFA −0.1 pts vs SIVR

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.50%

Holdings 1475 not counted

Net assets, SCHF as of Aug 31, 2026 and SLV as of Oct 28, 2026 $69.7bn $26.9bn

SCHF and SLV on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

SCHF

SCHF tracks an index of International Equity. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,475 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SLV

Its expense ratio is 0.50% a year, for the three months to Jun 30, 2026, as its 10-Q states.

SLV holds silver. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.9% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% for its benchmark, the price of silver. It sat 53.5% below its high of Jan 28, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHF or SLV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHF returned +17.6% and SLV +14.9%.
Which is cheaper, SCHF or SLV?: SCHF is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's own filings.

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Sources and dates

SCHF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCHF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Schwab website ↗

iShares page for SLV ↗

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