SCHE ETF — Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF (SCHE)

SCHE is a low-cost ETF that tracks the FTSE Emerging Index. its distribution rate is 0.23%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.54%, its expense ratio is 0.06%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 35/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 124.7% over the past 16.7 years, 679.4 points behind SPY at 804.1%.

At the current 0.23% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $23 per year, or about $11.50 per semi-annual payment if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF is an index fund that tracks the FTSE Emerging Index, holding large and mid-cap stocks from emerging market countries. The fund distributes income semi-annually at a modest current rate, and carries a very low expense ratio of 0.06%. It appeals to investors seeking broad emerging market equity exposure with minimal fees.

SCHE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-21.

Total return is 124.7% over the past 16.7 years, 679.4 points behind SPY at 804.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.3%.

SCHE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

35 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.08%

Issuer

Schwab

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/14/2010

Expense ratio

0.06%

Distribution rate

0.23%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.54%

Last close

$37.53 (as of 2026-09-21)

NAV

$36.77

Premium / discount

2.07% premium

AUM

$12,892,368,758

Average volume

2853281.0

Last dividend

$0.044

Last ex-dividend date

06/24/2026 (as of 2026-06-24)

Last payment date

06/29/2026 (as of 2026-06-29)

Beta

0.84

P/E ratio

16.9104

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.23%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (2.54%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Schwab or company page; Index: FTSE Emerging Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SCHE risks and drawbacks

SCHE's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.3%.

Who may consider SCHE — and who may not

SCHE may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SCHE pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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