SCHF

SCHF Dividend Yield

Schwab International Equity ETF · Foreign Large Blend · Schwab · ETF · semiannual payer

$26.92

As of Nov 5, 2026, SCHF (Schwab International Equity ETF) yields 3.13%, paying $0.84 a share a year in twice-yearly distributions at its $26.92 price. It costs 0.03% a year and manages $67.7B. Over the last 5 years it returned 9.5% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

3.13%

Paid a Year

$0.84

Expense Ratio

0.03%

Assets

$67.7B

5-Yr Return

9.5%/yr

Frequency

Semiannual

Key facts about SCHF

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, SCHF yields 3.13% and pays about $0.84 a share a year, semiannual.
SCHF paid $0.8430 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 2 payments.
SCHF's expense ratio is 0.03% a year, or $3.00 on $10,000.
SCHF is an ETF from Schwab ETFs with $67.7B in assets, started Nov 3, 2009.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SCHF returned 9.5% a year with distributions reinvested (6.2% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, SCHF returned 9.9% a year with distributions reinvested (6.7% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Nov 2009, SCHF's share price is up 112%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 230%.
SCHF's three largest holdings are Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (2.7%), SK hynix Inc (2.1%), ASML Holding NV (2.1%).

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "SCHF Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/SCHF

What $10,000 in SCHF became

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From Nov 2009 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$33,023

Payouts taken as cash

$27,284

$6,123 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$92,852

Since Nov 2009, SCHF's share price is up 112%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 230%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

SCHF total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+17.5%	+13.6%	+12.0%
3 years	+21.6%	+18.0%	+23.3%
5 years	+9.5%	+6.2%	+12.0%
10 years	+9.9%	+6.7%	+15.3%
Since Nov 2009	+7.3%	+4.5%	+14.1%

SCHF distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Jun 24, 2026	—	$0.1650	+14.6%
Dec 11, 2025	—	$0.6780	+60.7%
Jun 25, 2025	—	$0.1440	−20.7%
Dec 13, 2024	—	$0.4220	+19.9%
Jun 26, 2024	—	$0.1815	−7.6%
Dec 6, 2023	—	$0.3520	+12.3%
Jun 21, 2023	—	$0.1965	+42.4%
Dec 7, 2022	—	$0.3135	+1234.0%
Jun 22, 2022	—	$0.1380	−67.6%
Dec 30, 2021	—	$0.0235	−86.2%
Dec 8, 2021	—	$0.4265	+67.3%
Jun 23, 2021	—	$0.1705	+42.7%

What SCHF holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd2.7%
SK hynix Inc2.1%
ASML.AS ASML Holding NV2.1%
SHEL.L Shell PLC1.1%
NOVN.SW Novartis AG Registered Shares1.0%
HSBA.L HSBC Holdings PLC1.0%
RY Royal Bank of Canada1.0%
AZN.L AstraZeneca PLC1.0%
NESN.SW Nestle SA0.9%

Financials25.3%
Industrials17.0%
Technology15.6%
Healthcare7.7%
Consumer cyclical7.0%
Materials6.8%
Consumer defensive6.1%
Energy5.7%
Communication3.6%
Utilities3.3%
Real estate1.9%

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SCHF questions

What is SCHF's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, SCHF yields 3.13%. Over the last 12 months it paid $0.8430 a share in 2 payments, against a $26.92 share price.

How often does SCHF pay dividends?

SCHF pays semiannual, 2 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of SCHF pay?

At about $0.8430 a share a year, 100 shares of SCHF pay about $84.30 a year, $42.15 every six months, before tax.

What is SCHF's expense ratio?

SCHF's expense ratio is 0.03% a year: $3.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is SCHF's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, SCHF returned 9.5% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 6.2% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does SCHF have NAV erosion?

What does SCHF hold?

SCHF's largest holdings are Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (2.7%), SK hynix Inc (2.1%), ASML Holding NV (2.1%). Its top ten make up 13% of the fund.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Schwab
Category: Foreign Large Blend
Started: Nov 3, 2009
Expense ratio: 0.03%
Assets: $67.7B
Dividend yield: 3.13%
Paid in the last year: $0.8430 (2 payments)
Last payment: $0.1650 · ex Jun 24, 2026
Beta (3 years): 1.04

Income Calculator

At $0.84 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (semiannual)$42.15

Annual$84.30

Monthly avg$7.02

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.