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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHF returned +20.3% and SPDW +19.7%.

Which is cheaper, SCHF or SPDW?

Neither: SCHF and SPDW both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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SCHF vs SPDW: Differences, Returns & Fees

SCHF and SPDW hold 83% of their weight in the same names, and SCHF returned +20.3% over the year. Net assets: $66.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab International Equity ETF, and $40.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF.

Both cost 0.03% a year; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; SCHF is 1.8 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

	SCHF	SPDW
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025	$42.7bn	$23.3bn
Total return, 1 year	+20.3%	+19.7%
What it tracks	FTSE Developed ex US Index	S&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI Index ?
Holdings in common	83%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.8%	12.9%
Below its high	4.6%, high on Aug 25, 2026	4.5%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+20.3%

SCHF total return, 1 year

+19.7%

SPDW total return, 1 year

0.03%

SCHF expense ratio

0.03%

SPDW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHF and SPDW hold 83% 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 8, 2026.

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83% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SCHF SPDW

SK hynix Inc 2.81% 2.21%

ASML Holding NV 2.10% 2.15%

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.08% 0.95%

Roche Holding AG 0.99% 0.90%

Royal Bank of Canada 0.90% 0.81%

Shell PLC 0.80% 0.88%

Novartis AG 0.97% 0.79%

AstraZeneca PLC 0.93% 0.74%

Nestle SA 0.88% 0.72%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 0.69% 0.82%

Toyota Motor Corp 0.68% 0.67%

BHP Group Ltd 0.74% 0.66%

Only in SCHF

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.36%

STMicroelectronics NV 0.15%

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc 0.11%

Amrize Ltd 0.09%

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA 0.08%

Lenovo Group Ltd 0.08%

Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN SA 0.08%

POSCO Holdings Inc 0.07%

Only in SPDW

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S 2.68%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS PREF 0.35%

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 0.25%

NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.15%

STMICROELECTRONICS NV 0.12%

ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADR 0.12%

SEA LTD ADR 0.11%

AERCAP HOLDINGS NV 0.08%

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On the same fields

SCHF

Schwab International Equity ETF

SPDW

State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Schwab State Street

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

Total return, 1 year +20.3% +19.7%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +3.0 pts +2.4 pts

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1476 2448

Net assets, SCHF as of May 31, 2026 and SPDW as of Oct 8, 2026 $66.5bn $40.5bn

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

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.

SPDW in plain words

SPDW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,448 positions, with the top ten at 12.9%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHF or SPDW?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHF returned +20.3% and SPDW +19.7%.
Which is cheaper, SCHF or SPDW?: Neither: SCHF and SPDW both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHF and SPDW overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SCHF and 0% of SPDW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

SCHF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SCHF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Schwab website ↗SPDW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPDW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street 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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