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Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF

SCHENYSE ArcaSchwabA

$34.73−0.15 (−0.43%)

As of Nov 10, 2026, 11:15 AM ET

A72/ 100

Rank 2 of 5 in Emerging Markets Total Market

A72/100Rank 2 of 5inEmerging Markets Total Market
Intraday session: down, 22 prints from 34.88 to 34.73. Range 34.70 to 34.94. Use the arrow keys to read each point.34.7034.8034.8510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.06%
Fund size
$12B
1Y total return
+6.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.73%
Holdings
2224
Avg volume · 30D
3.12M sh
52W range
low $31.76high $37.64
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SCHE Grade

A

Score 72 out of 100

Category
Emerging Markets Total Market⁠
Rank
2 of 5
Six-pillar profile for SCHE. Scores out of 100: Cost 80, Risk 50, Mission 100, Tradability 61, Holdings 47, Durability 55. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Holdings (47). Leans toward Mission.

Score 72 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 100
    Rank 1 of 5

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 5

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 5

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 5

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C47 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 5

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 5

Our read on SCHE

ETF.net Research

In short

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.

Stated mandate

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 Performance

Launched Jan 14, 2010

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

SCHE$10,683
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,339
Nov 7, 2025 to Nov 9, 2026. SCHE $10,683. SPY $11,339. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 7, 2025 – Nov 9, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 9, 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.

Trailing total return for SCHE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSCHE
Year to date+6.6%
1 month−5.0%
3 months−5.7%
1 year+6.8%
3 yearsper year+17.1%
5 yearsper year+5.3%
10 yearsper year+7.4%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for SCHE
YearReturn barSCHE
2026 YTD+6.6%
2025+26.6%
2024+10.6%
2023+8.9%
2022−17.8%
2021−0.7%
2020+14.5%

SCHE in the news

SCHE Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 9, 2026.
2.73%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.95Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.04 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 19 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Dec 18, 2017 $0.65; Dec 12, 2018 $0.62; Dec 28, 2018 $0.01; Jun 26, 2019 $0.16; Dec 12, 2019 $0.73; Jun 24, 2020 $0.11; Dec 10, 2020 $0.53; Jun 23, 2021 $0.20; Dec 8, 2021 $0.63; Dec 30, 2021 $0.01; Jun 22, 2022 $0.08; Dec 7, 2022 $0.61; Jun 21, 2023 $0.13; Dec 6, 2023 $0.82; Jun 26, 2024 $0.03; Dec 13, 2024 $0.77; Jun 25, 2025 $0.04; Dec 11, 2025 $0.91; Jun 24, 2026 $0.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 24, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.04
Dec 11, 2025Dec 16, 2025$0.91
Jun 25, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.04
Dec 13, 2024Dec 18, 2024$0.77
Jun 26, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.03
Dec 6, 2023Dec 11, 2023$0.82
Jun 21, 2023Jun 26, 2023$0.13
Dec 7, 2022Dec 12, 2022$0.61
Jun 22, 2022Jun 27, 2022$0.08
Dec 30, 2021Jan 4, 2022$0.01
Dec 8, 2021Dec 13, 2021$0.63
Jun 23, 2021Jun 28, 2021$0.20

See all 27 payments⁠

$10,000 in SCHE 10 years ago paid $3,507 in dividends.⁠

SCHE Risk

Risk pillarC50 out of 100Rank 2 of 5 in Emerging Markets Total Market
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.8%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.05
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−30.3%
Trough Oct 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.87
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

SCHE Cost

Tied cheapest in Emerging Markets Total Market

$1,270

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • SCHE 0.06%

    $1,270

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SCHE 0.06%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K051015202530SCHE $1,270

Year by year

YearSCHE
10$110
20$432
30$1,270

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