RSSL vs SCHA: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Global X Russell 2000 ETF

RSSLBNYSE Arca

Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF

SCHAANYSE Arca

Overlap

66.3%by weight

Expense ratio

SCHA −0.05pt a year

RSSL0.08%SCHA0.03%

Avg volume · 30D

SCHA 233.3×the volume

RSSL13.1KSCHA3.06M

RSSL vs SCHA Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+14.7%RSSL+18.9%SCHA

Expense ratio: RSSL 0.08%; SCHA 0.03%, better
Fund size: RSSL $1.45B; SCHA $22B
1Y total return: RSSL +14.7%; SCHA +18.9%, better
Yield (12M): RSSL 1.34%, better; SCHA 1.12%
Holdings: RSSL 1977; SCHA 1743
Avg volume (30D): RSSL 13.1K sh; SCHA 3.06M sh, better
NAV per share: RSSL $109.29; SCHA $33.00
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for RSSL, SCHA, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	RSSL	SCHA
Cost30% weight	B69	A91Higher
Mission25% weight	A100Higher	A95
Risk15% weight	D26	C40Higher
Tradability15% weight	C50	A86Higher
Holdings10% weight	A71	A81Higher
Durability5% weight	D31	A77Higher

Rank among US Small-Cap funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. RSSL and SCHA are both graded against the same 16 US Small-Cap funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US Small-Cap⁠

Category · 16 funds

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SCHA ranks 1st and RSSL 8th of 16 funds in the US Small-Cap Category.

Rank 1ASCHASchwab U.S. Small-Cap ETFScore 81
Rank 2AVBVanguard Morningstar Small-Cap ETFScore 77
Rank 7BDFASDimensional US Small Cap ETFScore 66
Rank 8BRSSLGlobal X Russell 2000 ETFScore 65
Rank 9BFNDASchwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETFScore 62

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

RSSLBGlobal X Russell 2000 ETF

SCHAASchwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF

In short

RSSL A 2024 arrival that owns the whole Russell 2000 (about 2,000 US small caps) for eight basis points, undercutting the index's famous incumbent. Same neighborhood, cheaper toll.

SCHA Schwab's small-cap workhorse: three basis points, roughly 1,700 companies, and a mandate to hold the slice of the US market that sits below the large and mid caps. Running since 2009.

Stated mandate

RSSL The fund seeks to track the price and yield performance of the Russell 2000 RIC Capped Index before fees and expenses.

SCHA The fund seeks to closely track, before fees and expenses, the total return of the Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Total Stock Market Index. It generally invests in that index’s small-cap stocks and normally places at least 90% of net assets in them.

Why people hold it

RSSL 0.08% a year, well under the small-cap category median and below IWM, the best-known Russell 2000 tracker. Same index family, less fee drag.globalxetfs.com
Plain vanilla by design: it tracks the Russell 2000 RIC Capped Index, roughly 2,000 US small caps, with no factor tilts or manager guesswork layered on top.globalxetfs.com
Grew into a multi-billion-dollar fund quickly after its 2024 launch, and rates as one of the stronger builds among US small-cap trackers we review.
Pays distributions quarterly, the standard cadence for broad equity index funds.

SCHA At 0.03% a year, it is tied for the cheapest fund in its small-cap peer group and a fraction of the 0.25% category median. The fee is the one variable you know in advance.
Roughly 1,700 stocks, weighted by size. That is the whole small-cap tail rather than a curated shortlist, and no single name gets to steer the portfolio.
The contract is plain: at least 90% of net assets in the Dow Jones U.S. Small-Cap Total Stock Market Index, and it has tracked that benchmark closely.
Sixteen years old, multi-billion-dollar, actively traded, and pays quarterly. One of the sturdier implementations among the broad small-cap index funds we cover.

Worth knowing

RSSL Thinly traded next to the category's heavyweights, so bid-ask spreads can run wider. Matters more for large or hurried orders than for small ones.
Launched in 2024, so there is only a short live record to judge, unlike Russell 2000 funds that have been running for decades.
Small caps are the volatile end of US equities. Full-index exposure means owning the unprofitable and the fragile alongside the up-and-coming.

SCHA Small caps move harder than large caps in both directions. This fund takes the full ride with no hedge, buffer, or volatility damper in the design.
The index sorts by size, not quality. Unprofitable and lightly covered companies come along with everything else, since no earnings screen sits in front of the portfolio.
It follows a Dow Jones small-cap index, not the Russell 2000 that IWM and VTWO track, so its returns and headlines about that benchmark will not line up exactly.

Full RSSL profile⁠

Full SCHA profile⁠

RSSL vs SCHA Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026

How RSSL and SCHA differ

Overlap by weight

66.3%

Shared holdings make up 91.2% of RSSL and 66.7% of SCHA.

Level by level

Holdings1,428 in both66.3%
Sector11 Sectors94.0%
Countryby domicile99.1%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in RSSL and SCHA, widest gap first
Sector	More in RSSLMore in SCHA	RSSL	SCHA
Health Care	RSSL +3.4 points	20.4%	17.0%
Consumer Discretionary	SCHA +2.4 points	8.7%	11.1%
Technology	SCHA +1.4 points	14.1%	15.5%
Financials	RSSL +0.9 points	18.1%	17.2%
Energy	RSSL +0.8 points	6.5%	5.7%
Communication	SCHA +0.8 points	2.1%	2.9%
Industrials	SCHA +0.6 points	13.5%	14.1%
Materials	RSSL +0.6 points	4.8%	4.2%
Real Estate	SCHA +0.6 points	6.4%	7.0%
Consumer Staples	SCHA +0.4 points	2.7%	3.0%
Utilities	RSSL +0.3 points	2.8%	2.5%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in RSSL and SCHA, widest gap first
Country	More in RSSLMore in SCHA	RSSL	SCHA
United States	SCHA +0.5 points	98.4%	98.9%
Other countries (15)	RSSL +0.5 points	1.6%	1.1%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

RSSL3.3%
SCHA2.9%

Securities held

RSSL1,974
SCHA1,743

Asset class

RSSL: Equity
SCHA: Equity

Holdings

Only in RSSL546
In both1,428
Only in SCHA315

Only in RSSL

546 securities, 8.7% of RSSL by weight

Jfrog Ltd0.36%
Moog Inc-Class A0.36%
Ssr Mining Inc0.25%
Arcosa Inc0.25%
Golar Lng Ltd0.16%
Brookfield Infrastructure-A0.16%
Marex Group Ltd0.15%
Scorpio Tankers Inc0.13%
Dht Holdings Inc0.13%
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Inte0.12%
Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc0.12%
Joby Aviation Inc0.12%
Atkore Inc0.11%
Constellium SE0.11%
Stoneco Ltd-A0.09%
Teekay Tankers Ltd-Class A0.09%
Energy Fuels Inc0.08%
Imax Corp0.08%
Bank of N.t. BUTTERFIELD&SON0.08%
Novagold Resources Inc0.07%
Webull Corp0.07%
Other Payable & Receivables0.07%
Pagseguro Digital Ltd-Cl A0.07%
Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc0.07%
Brookfield Business Corp-A0.06%
Super Group Sghc Ltd0.06%
Nordic American Tankers Ltd0.06%
Acv Auctions Inc-A0.06%
Perpetua Resources Corp0.06%
Sfl Corp Ltd0.06%
Establishment Labs Holdings0.06%
Urogen Pharma Ltd0.05%
Hamilton Insurance Grou-Cl B0.05%
Bladex Inc0.05%
Genius Sports Ltd0.05%
Globant SA0.05%
Dlocal Ltd0.05%
Pelagos Insurance Capital Lt0.04%
Bitdeer Technologies Group-A0.04%
Borr Drilling Ltd0.04%
Accelerant Holdings-Cl A0.04%
Zymeworks Inc0.04%
Dole PLC0.04%
Del Monte Corp0.03%
Flex Lng Ltd0.03%
Brightstar Lottery PLC0.03%
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdin0.03%
Under Armour Inc-Class C0.03%
Teekay Corp Ltd0.03%
Navigator Holdings Ltd0.03%

Only in SCHA

315 securities, 33.3% of SCHA by weight

Halozyme Therapeutics0.35%
Wayfair Class A0.33%
Bitmine Immersion Technologies0.31%
American Healthcare Reit0.27%
Ensign Group0.26%
Ryder System0.26%
Wintrust Financial0.25%
Affiliated Managers Group0.25%
Southstate Bank Corp0.24%
Littelfuse0.24%
Flowserve0.24%
Popular0.24%
New York Times Class A0.24%
Solstice Advanced Materials Inc0.24%
Rambus0.23%
Hecla Mining0.23%
Watts Water Technologies Class A0.23%
Globus Medical Class A0.22%
Sanmina0.22%
Viper Energy Inc Class A0.22%
Allison Transmission Holdings0.22%
Brixmor Property Group Reit Inc0.21%
Columbia Banking System Inc0.21%
Primerica0.21%
Prosperity Bancshares0.21%
Darling Ingredients0.21%
Sentinelone Inc Class A0.21%
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals0.20%
Gitlab Class A0.20%
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals0.20%
Chord Energy0.20%
Agree Realty Reit0.20%
Spx Technologies Inc0.20%
Oshkosh Corp0.20%
Valmont Inds0.20%
Idacorp0.20%
Ugi0.20%
Viavi Solutions0.20%
Hanover Insurance Group0.19%
Cleveland Cliffs Inc0.19%
Element Solutions Inc0.19%
Simpson Manufacturing0.19%
Venture Global Class A0.19%
Ralliant0.19%
Kirby Corp0.18%
Hyatt Hotels Corp Class A0.18%
Formfactor Inc0.18%
Avnet0.18%
National Fuel Gas0.18%
Axis Capital Holdings0.18%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 1,428 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in RSSL and SCHA, widest gap first
Holding	More in RSSLMore in SCHA	RSSL	SCHA
Vaxcyte IncPCVX	RSSL +0.13 points	0.33%	0.20%
Hut 8 CorpHUT	RSSL +0.12 points	0.30%	0.18%
Maxlinear IncMXL	RSSL +0.12 points	0.26%	0.14%
Firstcash Holdings IncFCFS	RSSL +0.12 points	0.30%	0.18%
Brightspring Health ServicesBTSG	RSSL +0.12 points	0.36%	0.24%
Minimed Group IncMMED	SCHA +0.11 points	0.02%	0.13%
Pbf Energy Inc-Class APBF	RSSL +0.10 points	0.28%	0.18%
Iovance Biotherapeutics IncIOVA	RSSL +0.10 points	0.19%	0.09%
Plexus CorpPLXS	RSSL +0.09 points	0.23%	0.14%
Umb Financial CorpUMBF	RSSL +0.10 points	0.33%	0.23%
Caretrust Reit IncCTRE	RSSL +0.10 points	0.30%	0.20%
Jackson Financial Inc-AJXN	RSSL +0.09 points	0.29%	0.20%
Old National BancorpONB	RSSL +0.09 points	0.29%	0.20%
Oscar Health Inc - Class AOSCR	RSSL +0.09 points	0.28%	0.19%
Krystal Biotech IncKRYS	RSSL +0.08 points	0.29%	0.20%
Sm Energy CoSM	RSSL +0.09 points	0.31%	0.22%
Riot Platforms IncRIOT	RSSL +0.09 points	0.20%	0.11%
Interdigital IncIDCC	RSSL +0.09 points	0.29%	0.20%
Fluor CorpFLR	RSSL +0.08 points	0.23%	0.15%
Esco Technologies IncESE	RSSL +0.08 points	0.23%	0.15%
Cipher Digital IncCIFR	RSSL +0.08 points	0.15%	0.07%
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions CorporationZWS	RSSL +0.08 points	0.24%	0.16%
Stonex Group IncSNEX	RSSL +0.08 points	0.22%	0.14%
Zeta Global Holdings Corp-AZETA	RSSL +0.08 points	0.26%	0.18%
Enpro IncNPO	RSSL +0.08 points	0.22%	0.14%
Txnm Energy IncTXNM	RSSL +0.08 points	0.22%	0.14%
Protagonist Therapeutics IncPTGX	RSSL +0.08 points	0.30%	0.22%
Cytokinetics IncCYTK	RSSL +0.08 points	0.29%	0.21%
Tg Therapeutics IncTGTX	RSSL +0.07 points	0.27%	0.20%
Hims & Hers Health IncHIMS	RSSL +0.07 points	0.22%	0.15%
EnersysENS	RSSL +0.07 points	0.22%	0.15%
Materion CorpMTRN	RSSL +0.07 points	0.19%	0.12%
Matson IncMATX	RSSL +0.07 points	0.23%	0.16%
Silicon Laboratories IncSLAB	RSSL +0.07 points	0.25%	0.18%
Commercial Metals CoCMC	RSSL +0.07 points	0.24%	0.17%
D-Wave Quantum IncQBTS	RSSL +0.07 points	0.17%	0.10%
Federal Signal CorpFSS	RSSL +0.07 points	0.24%	0.17%
Terreno Realty CorpTRNO	RSSL +0.07 points	0.24%	0.17%
Hancock Whitney CorpHWC	RSSL +0.06 points	0.20%	0.14%
Kodiak Gas Services IncKGS	RSSL +0.06 points	0.18%	0.12%
Twist Bioscience CorpTWST	RSSL +0.07 points	0.34%	0.27%
Lantheus Holdings IncLNTH	RSSL +0.06 points	0.22%	0.16%
10X Genomics Inc-Class ATXG	RSSL +0.07 points	0.30%	0.23%
International Seaways IncINSW	RSSL +0.07 points	0.18%	0.11%
Xometry Inc-AXMTR	RSSL +0.06 points	0.19%	0.13%
Penguin Solutions IncPENG	RSSL +0.06 points	0.13%	0.07%
Acm Research Inc-Class AACMR	RSSL +0.06 points	0.13%	0.07%
Ryman Hospitality PropertiesRHP	RSSL +0.06 points	0.28%	0.22%
Impinj IncPI	RSSL +0.06 points	0.19%	0.13%
Argan IncAGX	RSSL +0.06 points	0.18%	0.12%
Brinker International IncEAT	RSSL +0.06 points	0.28%	0.22%
Myr Group Inc/DelawareMYRG	RSSL +0.06 points	0.16%	0.10%
Warrior Met Coal IncHCC	RSSL +0.06 points	0.17%	0.11%
LIFE360 IncLIF	SCHA +0.06 points	0.03%	0.09%
Ligand PharmaceuticalsLGND	RSSL +0.06 points	0.21%	0.15%
Haemonetics Corp/MassHAE	RSSL +0.06 points	0.19%	0.13%
Ormat Technologies IncORA	RSSL +0.06 points	0.19%	0.13%
Healthequity IncHQY	RSSL +0.06 points	0.26%	0.20%
Garrett Motion IncGTX	RSSL +0.06 points	0.16%	0.10%
Lumen Technologies IncLUMN	RSSL +0.06 points	0.17%	0.11%
Mara Holdings IncMARA	RSSL +0.05 points	0.12%	0.07%
Balchem CorpBCPC	RSSL +0.06 points	0.19%	0.13%
Macerich Co/TheMAC	RSSL +0.06 points	0.22%	0.16%
United Bankshares IncUBSI	RSSL +0.05 points	0.21%	0.16%
Portland General Electric CoPOR	RSSL +0.06 points	0.18%	0.12%
Vse CorpVSEC	RSSL +0.06 points	0.16%	0.10%
Sensient Technologies CorpSXT	RSSL +0.06 points	0.19%	0.13%
Delek Us Holdings IncDK	RSSL +0.06 points	0.16%	0.10%
Kulicke & Soffa IndustriesKLIC	RSSL +0.05 points	0.15%	0.10%
Jbt Marel CorpJBTM	RSSL +0.05 points	0.19%	0.14%
Essential Properties RealtyEPRT	RSSL +0.05 points	0.19%	0.14%
Core Natural Resources IncCNR	RSSL +0.06 points	0.16%	0.10%
Rigetti Computing IncRGTI	RSSL +0.05 points	0.15%	0.10%
Option Care Health IncOPCH	RSSL +0.06 points	0.17%	0.11%
Rxo IncRXO	RSSL +0.05 points	0.16%	0.11%
Black Hills CorpBKH	RSSL +0.05 points	0.20%	0.15%
Adaptive BiotechnologiesADPT	RSSL +0.06 points	0.14%	0.08%
Axcelis Technologies IncACLS	RSSL +0.05 points	0.13%	0.08%
Vishay Intertechnology IncVSH	RSSL +0.05 points	0.15%	0.10%
Tidewater IncTDW	RSSL +0.06 points	0.15%	0.09%
New Jersey Resources CorpNJR	RSSL +0.05 points	0.18%	0.13%
Oceaneering Intl IncOII	RSSL +0.05 points	0.15%	0.10%
Par Pacific Holdings IncPARR	RSSL +0.05 points	0.14%	0.09%
Southwest Gas Holdings IncSWX	RSSL +0.05 points	0.21%	0.16%
Commvault Systems IncCVLT	RSSL +0.05 points	0.22%	0.17%
Laureate Education IncLAUR	RSSL +0.05 points	0.16%	0.11%
Calumet IncCLMT	RSSL +0.05 points	0.13%	0.08%
Core Scientific IncCORZ	RSSL +0.05 points	0.16%	0.11%
Home Bancshares IncHOMB	RSSL +0.06 points	0.18%	0.13%
Uranium Energy CorpUEC	RSSL +0.05 points	0.15%	0.10%
Scholar Rock Holding CorpSRRK	RSSL +0.05 points	0.16%	0.11%
Cheesecake Factory Inc/TheCAKE	RSSL +0.05 points	0.17%	0.12%
Ameris BancorpABCB	RSSL +0.05 points	0.17%	0.12%
Compass Inc - Class ACOMP	RSSL +0.05 points	0.22%	0.17%
Gatx CorpGATX	RSSL +0.05 points	0.20%	0.15%
Atlantic Union Bankshares CoAUB	RSSL +0.05 points	0.18%	0.13%
Pricesmart IncPSMT	RSSL +0.05 points	0.15%	0.10%
Phillips Edison & Company InPECO	RSSL +0.05 points	0.17%	0.12%
Casella Waste Systems Inc-ACWST	RSSL +0.05 points	0.18%	0.13%
Geo Group Inc/TheGEO	RSSL +0.05 points	0.14%	0.09%

All 1,966 RSSL holdings⁠All 1,748 SCHA holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

RSSL vs SCHA Cost

Overpaying RSSL vs SCHA

$1,051

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

RSSL 0.08%
$1,689
SCHA 0.03%
$638

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

RSSL 0.08%
SCHA 0.03%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	RSSL	SCHA	Overpaying
10	$147	$55	$92
20	$575	$216	$359
30	$1,689	$638	$1,051

Expense ratio

0.08%RSSL
0.03%SCHA, cheaper

SCHA0.03%RSSL0.08%

0.03%0.60%

Middle half of US Small-Cap funds
Median 0.20%

SCHA cheapest of 16 funds

RSSL 5th cheapest of 16 funds

RSSL vs SCHA Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): RSSL 1.34%, better; SCHA 1.12%
Payout (12M): RSSL $1.46; SCHA $0.37
Last payment: RSSL $0.41; SCHA $0.10
Ex-dividend: RSSL Oct 5, 2026; SCHA Sep 23, 2026
Paid on: RSSL Oct 8, 2026; SCHA Sep 28, 2026
Frequency: RSSL Quarterly; SCHA Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

RSSLQuarterly · 10 paymentsAll RSSL payments⁠

SCHAQuarterly · 40 paymentsAll SCHA payments⁠

RSSL vs SCHA Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: RSSL 18.1%since Jul 2024SCHA 18.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: RSSL 0.68since Jul 2024SCHA 0.88
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: RSSL −27.8%since Jun 2024SCHA −30.8%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: RSSL 1.22SCHA 1.12; Market = 1

RSSL and SCHA in the news

All news⁠

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Updated Nov 2, 2026SCHA
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RSSL vs SCHA

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How RSSL and SCHA differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in RSSL

Only in SCHA

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

Best small-cap ETFs: Vanguard’s VB beats three great funds all charging just 0.03%

Schwab and Vanguard charge the same 0.03%. Their small-cap funds are 3.7 percentage points apart

How RSSL and SCHA differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in RSSL

Only in SCHA

Weight gaps