Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF
$36.68−0.03 (−0.08%)
- 0.06%
- $12.9B
- +16.8%
- 2.59%
- 3.1M sh
- $36.80
- low $31.76high $37.64
The ETF.net SCHE Grade
A
Score 74 out of 100
- 2 of 5
Score 74 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.A80 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C53 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A74 out of 100Rank 1 of 5Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.D35 out of 100Rank 5 of 5Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C53 out of 100Rank 3 of 5
Our read on SCHE
AEmerging markets for six basis points. Schwab's tracker spreads roughly 2,200 stocks across FTSE's emerging universe at well under the typical fee in its group, and it has been running the same play since 2010.
The fund seeks to track the total return of the FTSE Emerging Index, before fees and expenses.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.06% a year, under a third of the 0.19% peer median. That matches the cheapest fund in the cohort (VWO) and undercuts SPEM.
- Hugs its benchmark: index replication here is among the tightest in the emerging-markets group, which is the whole job of a tracker.
- Roughly 2,200 stocks drawn from FTSE's advanced and secondary emerging segments. Broad coverage of the asset class in one ticket.sec.gov
- Trading since 2010 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands actively, so it is not a thin, hard-to-exit corner of the market.
Worth knowing
- Emerging-market equity brings currency swings and country-level policy risk on top of normal stock volatility. Expect a bumpier ride than a developed-market core fund.
- FTSE classifies countries its own way (advanced and secondary emerging segments), so the country lineup differs from MSCI-based emerging-markets funds.sec.gov
- Distributions land annually or semiannually, not monthly, so income arrives in lumps.
SCHE Holdings
- Stocks
- 2,224
- 31%
- 2330.TW
Sectors
- Technology34.7%
- Financials20.6%
- Consumer Discretionary9.0%
- Materials7.1%
- Communication6.9%
- Industrials6.3%
- Energy4.3%
- Health Care3.7%
- Consumer Staples3.1%
- Utilities2.6%
- Real Estate1.6%
Geography
- Taiwan (Province of China)35.78%
- China23.59%
- India14.49%
- Brazil4.99%
- Saudi Arabia3.05%
- South Africa2.41%
- Mexico2.03%
- United Arab Emirates1.68%
- 11.97%
Developed 3% · Emerging 97%
SCHE Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
SCHE$11,678
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 | SCHE |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +12.2% |
| 1 month | −0.8% |
| 3 months | +0.5% |
| 1 year | +16.8% |
| 3 years | +19.0% |
| 5 years | +6.7% |
| 10 years | +7.8% |
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 | SCHE |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +12.2% | |
| 2025 | +26.6% | |
| 2024 | +10.6% | |
| 2023 | +8.9% | |
| 2022 | −17.8% | |
| 2021 | −0.7% | |
| 2020 | +14.5% |
SCHE in the news
SCHE Dividends
- 2.59%
- $0.95
- $0.04 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
SCHE Risk
- 11.2%
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.
- 1.19
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.
- −30.8%
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.
- 0.87
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
SCHE Cost
0.06%
SCHE0.06%
- The middle half of Emerging Markets Total Market funds
- Median 0.07%
No Emerging Markets Total Market fund charges less.
Other funds in Emerging Markets Total Market
- AVWOVanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +16.3%
- BSPEMState Street SPDR Portfolio Emerging Markets ETFExpense ratio 0.07%1 year return +17.7%
- CXCNYState Street SPDR S&P Emerging Markets ex-China ETFExpense ratio 0.19%1 year return +29.1%
- CDFAEDimensional - Emerging Core Equity Market ETFExpense ratio 0.29%1 year return +29.6%