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Schwab International Small-Cap Equity ETF
$49.30+0.17 (+0.35%)
- 0.06%
- $5.5B
- +14.2%
- 3.42%
- 0.3M sh
- $49.23
- low $43.45high $52.12
The ETF.net SCHC Grade
A
Score 81 out of 100
- 1 of 16
Score 81 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A97 out of 100Rank 1 of 16Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C43 out of 100Rank 10 of 16Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A73 out of 100Rank 2 of 16Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B60 out of 100Rank 8 of 16Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.A75 out of 100Rank 3 of 16
Our read on SCHC
AThe bargain end of international small caps: Schwab charges 0.06% where the typical fund in this group sits near 0.40%. Roughly 2,200 stocks from developed markets outside the US, with Canada and South Korea in the mix.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the FTSE Developed Small Cap ex US Liquid Index.
Why people hold it
- 0.06% a year, against a peer-group median near 0.40%. In a corner of the market where fees usually run high, that gap is most of the pitch.schwabassetmanagement.com
- About 2,200 holdings across developed markets outside the US. Broad enough that it behaves like the asset class rather than a concentrated bet.
- Counts Canada and South Korea as developed markets, covering ground that EAFE-built rivals such as SCZ leave out by design.schwabassetmanagement.comishares.com
- Trading since 2010 and has tracked its FTSE developed small-cap benchmark tightly, one of the cleaner index implementations in its peer group.
Worth knowing
- Foreign small caps swing harder than large caps, and holdings are priced in local currencies, so exchange-rate moves feed straight into results.
- Developed markets only. Emerging-market small caps sit outside the mandate, which is where wider ex-US peers like VSS reach further.
- Moderately traded rather than a top-of-tape name, and distributions land once or twice a year instead of quarterly.
SCHC Holdings
- Stocks
- 2,327
- 3%
- DPM.TO
Sectors
- Industrials22.1%
- Materials14.1%
- Financials13.0%
- Technology10.3%
- Consumer Discretionary10.1%
- Real Estate8.0%
- Health Care6.5%
- Energy5.5%
- Consumer Staples4.5%
- Communication3.3%
- Utilities2.6%
Geography
- Japan21.90%
- Canada12.47%
- United Kingdom10.06%
- Korea (the Republic of)7.87%
- United States7.08%
- Australia6.50%
- Sweden4.54%
- Switzerland4.25%
- 25.33%
Developed 85% · Emerging 15%
SCHC Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SCHC$11,419
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | SCHC |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +8.2% |
| 1 month | −3.1% |
| 3 months | +1.7% |
| 1 year | +14.2% |
| 3 years | +19.6% |
| 5 years | +6.6% |
| 10 years | +8.0% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | SCHC |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +8.2% | |
| 2025 | +37.6% | |
| 2024 | +2.0% | |
| 2023 | +14.3% | |
| 2022 | −21.7% | |
| 2021 | +12.0% | |
| 2020 | +10.5% |
SCHC in the news
SCHC Dividends
- 3.42%
- $1.68
- $0.11 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
SCHC Risk
- 15.1%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.96
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −35.8%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.13
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SCHC Cost
0.06%
SCHC0.06%
- The middle half of International Small-Cap funds
- Median 0.44%
No International Small-Cap fund charges less.
Other funds in International Small-Cap
- AVSSVanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +13.8%
- ASCZiShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +15.0%
- AFNDCSchwab Fundamental International Small Company Index ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +18.6%
- AWSMLiShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return +18.5%
- ADFISDimensional - International Small Cap ETFExpense ratio 0.39%1 year return +18.1%