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SCHE

GradeANew York Stock Exchange Arca

Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Broad Stock Market · Schwab · Inception 2010-01-14 · SEC filings

$36.95−0.56 (−1.48%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:10 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 69 prints from 37.50 to 36.95. Range 36.86 to 37.22. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$36.90$37.00$37.10$37.2010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.06%
Fund size
$13.1B
1Y return
+16.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.54%
Holdings
2242
Volume · 30D
3.1M sh
NAV per share
$37.11
52W range
low $31.76high $37.64

The ETF.net SCHE Grade

A

73/ 100

Rank 2 of 5 in Emerging Markets Total Market⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for SCHE. Scores out of 100: Cost 80, Risk 52, Mission 100, Tradability 69, Holdings 37, Durability 53. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Holdings (37). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 73 of 100 sits in the A band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 80
    Category rank1/5 · top 20%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 100
    Category rank1/5 · top 20%

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 52
    Category rank1/5 · top 20%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    BScore 69
    Category rank2/5 · top 40%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 37
    Category rank5/5 · bottom quartile

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    CScore 53
    Category rank3/5 · mid-pack

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on SCHE

ETF.net Research

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

  1. 01Costs 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.
  2. 02Hugs its benchmark: index replication here is among the tightest in the emerging-markets group, which is the whole job of a tracker.
  3. 03Roughly 2,200 stocks drawn from FTSE's advanced and secondary emerging segments. Broad coverage of the asset class in one ticket.sec.gov
  4. 04Trading 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

  1. 01Emerging-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.
  2. 02FTSE classifies countries its own way (advanced and secondary emerging segments), so the country lineup differs from MSCI-based emerging-markets funds.sec.gov
  3. 03Distributions land annually or semiannually, not monthly, so income arrives in lumps.

SCHE Holdings

As of Sep 20, 2026, 6:40 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
2,242
Top-10 weight
30%
Largest holding
2330.TW17.2%

Sectors

  • Technology33.0%
  • Financials21.5%
  • Consumer Discr.9.2%
  • Materials7.4%
  • Communication6.9%
  • Industrials6.4%
  • Energy4.4%
  • Health Care3.6%
  • Cons. Staples3.2%
  • Utilities2.7%
  • Real Estate1.6%

Geography

  • Taiwan33.63%
  • China24.19%
  • India15.33%
  • Brazil4.52%
  • South Africa3.36%
  • Saudi Arabia3.18%
  • Mexico2.19%
  • United Arab Emirates1.69%
  • Other countries (24)11.92%

Developed 2% · Emerging 98% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 148.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
0012330.TWTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING17.23%29,137,500$2.2B175
0020700.HKTENCENT HOLDINGS3.16%7,486,971$407M153
0039988.HKALIBABA GROUP HOLDING2.37%22,730,493$305M128
0042454.TWMEDIATEK1.93%1,761,713$249M162
0050939.HKCHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H1.02%106,310,357$131M106
006GVMXXSSC GOVERNMENT MM GVMXX0.96%123,194,249$123M53
0072308.TWDELTA ELECTRONICS0.95%2,317,148$123M154
0082317.TWHON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY0.90%14,689,092$116M114
009RELIANCE.NSRELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD0.81%8,071,972$105M21
010HDFCBANK.NSHDFC BANK0.79%13,693,187$102M15
0111398.HKINDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF0.72%96,178,193$92M100
012ICICIBANK.NSICICI BANK0.69%6,361,058$90M13
0133711.TWASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING0.60%3,999,120$77M115
014PDDPDD HOLDINGS ADS0.56%925,917$72M152
015BHARTIARTL.NSBHARTI AIRTEL LTD0.54%3,638,064$70M17

Showing 1–15 of 2213 holdings

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$11,617
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. SCHE $11,617. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,353$10,646$11,940Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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+14.6%
1 month+1.4%
3 months+0.8%
1 year+16.2%
3 years+19.3%per year
5 years+7.1%per year
10 years+7.8%per year

As of the close, 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+14.6%
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 Sep 22, 2026.
2.54%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

SCHE Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
1.14
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.
−30.8%
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.

SCHE Cost

Expense ratio0.06%
  • The middle half of Emerging Markets Total Market funds
  • Median 0.07%

No Emerging Markets Total Market fund charges less.

SCHE costs $6.00 a year on $10,000. The median Emerging Markets Total Market fund costs $7.00.