"SCHF provides access to approximately 1,300 established companies across Europe, Japan, Canada, and Australia, managing $55.4 billion in assets. The fund's structure prioritizes simplicity and cost efficiency-direct equity ownership without leverage or derivatives keeps the strategy transparent. At just 0.03% annually, the expense ratio ranks among the lowest in international equity, meaning investors keep more of their returns while collecting a 2.35% dividend yield from mature foreign companies."
"Most investors own U.S. stocks because that's what they know. But when half the world's market value sits outside American borders, skipping international exposure means ignoring companies like ASML ( NASDAQ:ASML), Samsung, and Toyota ( NYSE:TM). Schwab International Equity ETF (NYSEARCA:SCHF) solves that home bias problem with a simple, low-cost wrapper around developed market equities outside the U.S."
"International equities have trailed U.S. markets significantly over the past decade. SCHF returned 167% during this period while SPY delivered 264%, creating a 97 percentage point performance gap driven primarily by American tech dominance and persistent dollar strength that favored domestic holdings. Does It Actually Deliver? SCHF accomplishes its stated goal of providing diversified international equity exposure at minimal cost."
SCHF offers diversified developed-market equity exposure outside the U.S., covering about 1,300 companies across Europe, Japan, Canada and Australia and managing $55.4 billion. The fund uses direct equity ownership without leverage or derivatives, keeping the strategy transparent. The expense ratio is 0.03% and the dividend yield is 2.35%. Over the past decade SCHF returned 167% versus SPY's 264%, reflecting U.S. tech dominance and dollar strength. The sector mix tilts toward financials (25%) and industrials (18%), and recent momentum showed a 35% one-year gain with a five-year annualized return near 11%.
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