SCHI vs UCON: Differences, Returns & Fees

SCHI's duration was 6.0 years on Jun 30, 2026 and UCON's 4.4 on May 31, 2026; SCHI charges 0.03% to UCON's 0.86%. Net assets: $11.6bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF, and $3.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF.

SCHI costs 0.83 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.1 points.

SCHI vs UCON: Differences, Returns & Fees
SCHIUCON
Expense ratio0.03%0.86%
Net assets, SCHI as of Jun 30, 2026 and UCON as of Oct 9, 2026$11.6bn$3.1bn
Total return, 1 year−1.8%−0.7%
What it tracksBloomberg US 5-10 Year Corporate Bond IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common5%
Below its high4.4%, high on Feb 27, 20263.2%, high on Jun 29, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

−1.8%
SCHI total return, 1 year
−0.7%
UCON total return, 1 year
0.03%
SCHI expense ratio
0.86%
UCON expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHI and UCON hold 5% 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 Jun 30, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding SCHI UCON
Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.27% 0.25%
Salesforce Inc, due Mar 15, 2036 0.21% 0.27%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Jan 23, 2037 0.16% 0.24%
Alphabet Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.16% 0.23%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 24, 2034 0.17% 0.16%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The, due Oct 23, 2035 0.15% 0.16%
Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2036 0.27% 0.15%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Apr 23, 2036 0.15% 0.20%
Oracle Corp, due Feb 4, 2036 0.22% 0.14%
Wells Fargo & Co, due Jan 23, 2035 0.14% 0.14%
JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Feb 5, 2037 0.14% 0.33%
Bank of America Corp, due Apr 23, 2037 0.14% 0.15%
Only in SCHI
Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.29%
Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.24%
Bank of America Corp, due Jul 22, 2033 0.24%
Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.23%
Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.23%
Pfizer Investment Enterprises Pte Ltd, due May 19, 2033 0.23%
JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jun 1, 2034 0.21%
JPMorgan Chase & Co, due Jul 25, 2033 0.20%
Only in UCON
T 3.375 02/29/28, due Feb 29, 2028 2.33%
T 4.625 11/15/45, due Nov 15, 2045 2.13%
T 4.75 02/15/56, due Feb 15, 2056 2.12%
T 4.375 05/15/36, due May 15, 2036 1.69%
T 3.875 04/30/31, due Apr 30, 2031 1.18%
T 4.625 11/15/55, due Nov 15, 2055 1.04%
FN BM7755, due Jun 1, 2064 0.96%
BA 7.008 05/01/64, due May 1, 2064 0.81%

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On the same fields

SCHI
Schwab 5-10 Year Corporate Bond ETF
UCON
First Trust Smith Unconstrained Bond ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year −1.8% −0.7%
Its benchmark over the same days −1.8% (VCIT) not published
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs VCIT not available
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.86%
Holdings 2345 453
Net assets, SCHI as of Jun 30, 2026 and UCON as of Oct 9, 2026 $11.6bn $3.1bn

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

About SCHI

SCHI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested, against −1.8% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg US 5-10 Year Corporate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 4.4% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

About UCON

UCON is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.86% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Jun 29, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHI or UCON?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHI returned −1.8% and UCON −0.7%.
Which is cheaper, SCHI or UCON?
SCHI is cheaper, by 0.83 percentage points a year. That is about $83 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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