IEFA vs. SCHE: Equal Fees, Different International Bets

Overview

• Both ETFs charge 0.07% and differ mainly by market coverage, with IEFA in developed markets and SCHE in emerging markets.
• IEFA manages about $169.63 billion in assets, offering greater scale than SCHE at $11.18 billion.
• Income seekers may prefer IEFA, which yields 3.52% compared with 2.94% for SCHE.
• SCHE led recent results with a 38.76% one‑year return, outpacing IEFA at 33.61%.
• Risk profiles diverge as IEFA posted a smaller five‑year max drawdown (30.37%) and higher five‑year growth of $1,000 ($1,541) than SCHE (35.73% and $1,309), reflecting IEFA’s tilt to financials and industrials versus SCHE’s tech‑heavy Asia exposure led by TSMC, Tencent, and Alibaba.