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SCHF vs VEA
Schwab International Equity ETF against Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
SCHF did slightly better over the period: $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 grew to $2,014, versus $2,004 for VEA, a 101.4% versus 100.4% total return. SCHF also led over one month, three months, six months, YTD, and one year, while VEA was marginally ahead over three years, 76.0% versus 75.9%. The difference is economically small: both funds have a 0.03% expense ratio, nearly identical volatility over the last 12 months (17.7% for SCHF versus 17.6% for VEA), and the same worst drawdown of 13.4% from March 19 to April 8, 2025. Their daily moves were 99.7% correlated, so the choice has produced nearly interchangeable results. VEA offers substantially larger fund assets ($313B versus $67B), while SCHF’s recent performance was slightly stronger.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($27); 50-day at $28.
- RSI 38, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 26, so the trend is strong.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($69); 50-day at $72.
- RSI 38, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 24, so the trend is developing.
Head to head
Which has returned more, SCHF or VEA?
SCHF beat VEA in 21 of the last 48 months; VEA won the other 27. The typical monthly gap was 0.13 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
Both: Mar 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.997
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.99
- SCHF move per 1% in VEA
- 0.998
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.13 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | SCHF | VEA | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | +0.4% | -0.2% | +0.56 pts |
| August 2026 | +2.9% | +3.3% | -0.39 pts |
| October 2025 | +2.0% | +1.8% | +0.28 pts |
| August 2024 | +3.2% | +2.9% | +0.28 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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