Compare/Updated Oct 26, 2026, refreshed every trading day
SCHY vs VXUS
Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF against Vanguard Total International Stock ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VXUS did better over the period: $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 grew to $1,944, versus $1,862 for SCHY, a difference of $82. VXUS also led over three years, with a 71.3% return compared with SCHY’s 67.7%, and won 29 of the last 48 months. However, SCHY delivered stronger recent performance, including 21.0% over one year versus 13.8% for VXUS, while charging a higher expense ratio of 0.08% versus 0.05%. SCHY was also less volatile over the last 12 months at 12.2% versus 17.1% and had a smaller worst drawdown, -12.2% versus -13.6%. The comparison matters because VXUS provided superior cumulative growth, while SCHY offered lower recent risk and better one-year performance, but with less diversification and higher fund costs.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($32); 50-day at $32.
- RSI 66, neutral. Supertrend says buy. ADX 26, so the trend is strong.
- Price is below its 200-day average ($83); 50-day at $86.
- RSI 35, neutral. Supertrend says sell. ADX 22, so the trend is developing.
Head to head
Which has returned more, SCHY or VXUS?
SCHY beat VXUS in 19 of the last 48 months; VXUS won the other 29. The typical monthly gap was 1.11 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
SCHY: Sep 26, 2024 to Jan 13, 2025; VXUS: Mar 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.823
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.66
- SCHY move per 1% in VXUS
- 0.672
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 1.11 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | SCHY | VXUS | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | +5.2% | -2.9% | +8.05 pts |
| July 2026 | +5.1% | -1.1% | +6.18 pts |
| April 2026 | +2.4% | +7.7% | -5.36 pts |
| March 2025 | +4.8% | +0.4% | +4.39 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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