ETF comparison
SCHF vs VGK
Both International Developed.
Holdings overlap
495 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of SCHF and VGK would leave roughly 47.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
SCHF is 3 bps cheaper than VGK. On a $100,000 position that's about $30/yr more in fees for VGK.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with SCHF vs VGK.
Top shared holdings
495 shared in total| # | Holding | In SCHF | In VGK | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASML Holding NV | 2.10% | 3.95% | 2.10% |
| 2 | HSBC Holdings PLC | 1.08% | 2.27% | 1.08% |
| 3 | Roche Holding AG | 0.99% | 1.91% | 0.99% |
| 4 | Novartis AG | 0.97% | 1.81% | 0.97% |
| 5 | AstraZeneca PLC | 0.93% | 1.59% | 0.93% |
| 6 | Nestle SA | 0.88% | 1.60% | 0.88% |
| 7 | Siemens AG | 0.77% | 1.49% | 0.77% |
| 8 | SAP SE | 0.62% | 1.17% | 0.62% |
| 9 | Banco Santander SA | 0.61% | 1.28% | 0.61% |
| 10 | Schneider Electric SE | 0.57% | 1.13% | 0.57% |
| 11 | Allianz SE | 0.57% | 1.18% | 0.57% |
| 12 | ABB Ltd | 0.56% | 0.95% | 0.56% |
Only in SCHF
980 total- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 3.32%
- SK hynix Inc 2.81%
- Royal Bank of Canada 0.90%
- BHP Group Ltd 0.74%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 0.69%
- Toyota Motor Corp 0.68%
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.66%
- Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 0.64%
- SoftBank Group Corp 0.62%
- Shopify Inc 0.49%
Only in VGK
733 total- Air Liquide SA 0.48%
- L'Oreal SA 0.35%
- Engie SA 0.20%
- Sampo Oyj 0.15%
- L'Oreal SA 0.11%
- Telecom Italia SpA/Milano 0.09%
- Air Liquide SA 0.09%
- Storebrand ASA 0.05%
- Accelleron Industries AG 0.05%
- Games Workshop Group PLC 0.05%
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- VGK vs EFV · iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF 46.2%
- VGK vs EZU · iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF 46.2%
- VGK vs SPDW · State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF 45.4%
- VGK vs EFG · iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF 44.9%
- VGK vs PXF · Invesco RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF 42.9%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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/methodology/.
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