ETF comparison

SCHCvsVSS

Both International Developed.

Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF · Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
69.9%

2,207 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of SCHC and VSS would leave roughly69.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

SCHC only 29.4%Shared 69.9%VSS only 28.7%
In SCHC only
19 positions
Shared
2,207 positions
In VSS only
2,593 positions

Side by side

SCHC

Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF

Schwab · International Developed

90composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$5.77B
TTM yield
3.34%
Top-10 conc.
7.1%
VSS

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · International Developed

93composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$14.47B
TTM yield
3.16%
Top-10 conc.
8.7%

Sub-score comparison

94
Cost
94
76
Tax efficiency
77
90
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
Tracking quality
SCHCsub-scoreVSS

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

Expense ratios are effectively identical (0.060% vs 0.060%).

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with SCHC vs VSS.

Top shared holdings

2,207 shared in total
#HoldingIn SCHCIn VSSOverlap
1Aritzia Inc0.40%0.27%0.27%
2Accelleron Industries AG0.35%0.27%0.27%
3Finning International Inc0.37%0.26%0.26%
4Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA0.32%0.24%0.24%
5Hudbay Minerals Inc0.41%0.23%0.23%
6Games Workshop Group PLC0.33%0.23%0.23%
7Subsea 7 SA0.28%0.22%0.22%
8NKT A/S0.32%0.21%0.21%
9Storebrand ASA0.29%0.21%0.21%
10NexGen Energy Ltd0.26%0.20%0.20%
11Nexans SA0.28%0.20%0.20%
12Capital Power Corp0.30%0.20%0.20%

Only in SCHC

19 total
  • State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund0.11%
  • Electrolux AB0.02%
  • BFF Bank SpA0.02%
  • goeasy Ltd0.01%
  • Medley Inc0.01%
  • MCJ Co Ltd0.01%
  • V Technology Co Ltd0.01%
  • MARR SpA0.01%
  • Digital Garage Inc0.01%
  • VT Co Ltd0.01%

Only in VSS

2,593 total
  • Macronix International Co Ltd0.24%
  • WinWay Technology Co Ltd0.23%
  • Taiwan Union Technology Corp0.22%
  • Compeq Manufacturing Co Ltd0.21%
  • LandMark Optoelectronics Corp0.17%
  • Kinsus Interconnect Technology Corp0.15%
  • ADATA Technology Co Ltd0.11%
  • XtalPi Holdings Ltd0.10%
  • Carnival PLC0.09%
  • EZconn Corp0.09%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.