Which returned more over the last year, SCHY or VYMI?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHY returned +18.0% and VYMI +24.1%.

Which is cheaper, SCHY or VYMI?

VYMI is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do SCHY and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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SCHY vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

SCHY and VYMI hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned +24.1% over the year. Net assets: $2.3bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF, and $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

VYMI costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.1 points.

	SCHY	VYMI
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.07%
Net assets, SCHY as of May 31, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026	$2.3bn	$21.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	+24.1%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Holdings in common	16%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	41.8%	13.6%
Below its high	5.1%, high on Aug 25, 2026	5.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+18.0%

SCHY total return, 1 year

+24.1%

VYMI total return, 1 year

0.08%

SCHY expense ratio

0.07%

VYMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SCHY and VYMI hold 16% 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.

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16% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SCHY VYMI

Roche Holding AG 3.66% 1.57%

BHP Group Ltd 4.55% 1.23%

Allianz SE 4.25% 1.02%

TotalEnergies SE 4.50% 0.87%

Unilever PLC 3.31% 0.69%

DBS Group Holdings Ltd 1.22% 0.63%

British American Tobacco PLC 4.08% 0.58%

Zurich Insurance Group AG 1.35% 0.56%

China Construction Bank Corp 1.31% 0.55%

GSK PLC 3.58% 0.51%

Enel SpA 4.02% 0.42%

AXA SA 0.95% 0.41%

Only in SCHY

Advanced Info Service PCL 0.72%

Quebecor Inc 0.71%

PTT Exploration & Production PCL 0.37%

Genting Singapore Ltd 0.26%

Itausa SA 0.18%

Central Pattana PCL 0.17%

iA Financial Corp Inc 0.14%

Poya International Co Ltd 0.09%

Only in VYMI

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.80%

Royal Bank of Canada 1.46%

Novartis AG 1.45%

Shell PLC 1.32%

Nestle SA 1.28%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.27%

Banco Santander SA 1.11%

Toyota Motor Corp 1.08%

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On the same fields

SCHY

Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF

VYMI

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Schwab Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield

Total return, 1 year +18.0% +24.1%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +0.8 pts +6.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.08% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 100 1574

Net assets, SCHY as of May 31, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.3bn $21.4bn

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

SCHY in plain words

SCHY tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% 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 100 positions, with the top ten at 41.8%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. 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 1,574 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SCHY or VYMI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SCHY returned +18.0% and VYMI +24.1%.
Which is cheaper, SCHY or VYMI?: VYMI is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SCHY and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SCHY and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

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

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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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