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Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 18
SCHF Undercuts IEMG on 0.03% Fees as 5-Year Growth Reaches $1,644 per $1,000
Updated
Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 18

SCHF Undercuts IEMG on 0.03% Fees as 5-Year Growth Reaches $1,644 per $1,000

1 articles · Updated · Yahoo Finance · Aug 18

Summary

  • $1,644 from a $1,000 five-year investment put Schwab's SCHF ahead of iShares' IEMG, which grew to $1,487 in the published ETF comparison.
  • SCHF also came in cheaper and more income-focused, with a 0.03% expense ratio and 3.0% dividend yield versus IEMG's 0.09% fee and 2.2% yield.
  • IEMG still led on recent momentum, posting a 33.0% one-year return against SCHF's 29.5%, while carrying a deeper five-year max drawdown of 33.6% versus 29.1%.
  • The gap reflects different exposures: SCHF targets developed markets with heavy financials and industrials, while IEMG leans on emerging markets and a 39% technology weighting led by TSMC.

Insights

Does chasing higher dividend yields in developed market ETFs actually sacrifice critical exposure to the world's fastest-growing tech economies?
Why are investors rethinking global ETFs as AI and semiconductor booms blur the lines between emerging and developed markets?