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Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF

SCHYNYSE ArcaSchwabA

$33.15+0.05 (+0.15%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A77/ 100

Rank 3 of 35 in International Dividend Index

A77/100Rank 3 of 35inInternational Dividend Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 33.10 to 33.15. Range 33.10 to 33.24. Use the arrow keys to read each point.33.1333.1733.2033.2333.2510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.08%
Fund size
$2.71B
1Y total return
+21.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.54%
Holdings
131
Avg volume · 30D
608K sh
52W range
low $28.00high $34.04
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net SCHY Grade

A

Score 77 out of 100

Category
International Dividend Index⁠
Rank
3 of 35
Six-pillar profile for SCHY. Scores out of 100: Cost 97, Risk 61, Mission 91, Tradability 73, Holdings 31, Durability 59. Strongest: Cost (97). Weakest: Holdings (31). Leans toward Cost and Mission.

Score 77 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 100
    Rank 1 of 35

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A91 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 30

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 35

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 35

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 28 of 33

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B59 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 35

Our read on SCHY

ETF.net Research

In short

ASchwab's dividend playbook with a passport: an index of non-US high payers filtered for sustained dividends, financial strength and low volatility, run for 0.08% a year while the typical fund in its group charges 0.50%.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, an index of high-dividend-yielding stocks issued by companies outside the United States. Its index methodology emphasizes sustained dividend payments, relative financial strength, and lower volatility.

Why people hold it

  • Costs 0.08% a year against a 0.50% median for international dividend screens, one of the cheapest ways to rent this strategy.
  • The index does more than chase yield: it screens for sustained payers, relative financial strength and lower volatility. Cash goes out quarterly.
  • A plain passive tracker of the Dow Jones International Dividend 100 Index that has hugged its benchmark closely, with a multibillion-dollar base and shares that trade actively.
  • Stands among the stronger implementations in its international dividend peer group on cost, tracking and tradability.

Worth knowing

  • Roughly 130 stocks, a narrower net than a broad international fund. Dividend screens naturally bunch up in a handful of sectors and countries.
  • Launched in 2021, so it carries a shorter live record than the veterans of international dividend investing.
  • Two neighbors shave the fee a touch further: VYMI and VIGI charge 0.07%, though each screens for different things.

SCHY Performance

Launched Apr 29, 2021

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

Not enough history yet.
SCHY$12,172
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. SCHY $12,172. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 SCHY. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodSCHY
Year to date+14.2%
1 month+5.8%
3 months+0.4%
1 year+21.7%
3 yearsper year+18.4%
5 yearsper year+9.7%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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 SCHY
YearReturn barSCHY
2026 YTD+14.2%
2025+34.0%
2024−1.8%
2023+14.3%
2022−9.4%
2021+4.1%

Since listing, Apr 29, 2021

SCHY in the news

SCHY 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 2, 2026.
3.54%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.17Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.32 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2021–2026

One bar per payment. 18 payments from 2021 to 2026 YTD. Jun 23, 2021 $0.05; Dec 8, 2021 $0.38; Dec 30, 2021 $0.0097; Jun 22, 2022 $0.24; Dec 7, 2022 $0.59; Jun 21, 2023 $0.29; Dec 6, 2023 $0.69; Mar 20, 2024 $0.16; Jun 26, 2024 $0.35; Sep 25, 2024 $0.27; Dec 13, 2024 $0.29; Mar 26, 2025 $0.14; Jun 25, 2025 $0.35; Sep 24, 2025 $0.25; Dec 11, 2025 $0.32; Mar 25, 2026 $0.18; Jun 24, 2026 $0.36; Sep 23, 2026 $0.32. Use the arrow keys to read each point.202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 23, 2026Sep 28, 2026$0.32
Jun 24, 2026Jun 29, 2026$0.36
Mar 25, 2026Mar 30, 2026$0.18
Dec 11, 2025Dec 16, 2025$0.32
Sep 24, 2025Sep 29, 2025$0.25
Jun 25, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.35
Mar 26, 2025Mar 31, 2025$0.14
Dec 13, 2024Dec 18, 2024$0.29
Sep 25, 2024Sep 30, 2024$0.27
Jun 26, 2024Jul 1, 2024$0.35
Mar 20, 2024Mar 25, 2024$0.16
Dec 6, 2023Dec 11, 2023$0.69

See all 18 payments⁠

$10,000 in SCHY 5 years ago paid $2,019 in dividends.⁠

SCHY Risk

Risk pillarB61 out of 100Rank 11 of 35 in International Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
12.5%
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.
1.12
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.
−24.0%
Trough Sep 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.
0.76
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.

SCHY Cost

Compare SCHY and VYMI

Overpaying vs VYMI, tied cheapest in International Dividend Index

$209

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

  • SCHY 0.08%

    $1,689

  • VYMI 0.07% Tied cheapest

    $1,480

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SCHY 0.08%
  • VYMI 0.07%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K051015202530SCHY $1,689VYMI $1,480

Year by year

YearSCHYVYMIOverpaying
10$147$128$19
20$575$503$72
30$1,689$1,480$209

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