SCHF vs VGK overlap - what they share and where they differ

SCHF and VGK share 48.2% of their weight across 460 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.

Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.

SCHF and VGK

48.2%

460 shared positions

SCHF

Schwab International Equity ETF

Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 1,257 positions · May 31, 2026

Top 10: 15.1%·Holdings of SCHF

VGK

VANGUARD EUROPEAN STOCK INDEX FUND

Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 964 positions · Apr 30, 2026

Top 10: 18.2%·Holdings of VGK

Reported positions cover SCHF 99%, VGK 99% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.

VGK vs SCHF side by side

SCHFSchwab International Equity ETF

1,257

stock positions reported to the SEC

49.8% of its weight is in 797 names VGK does not hold

VGKVANGUARD EUROPEAN STOCK INDEX FUND

964

stock positions reported to the SEC

8.1% of its weight is in 504 names SCHF does not hold

Where each fund's weight sits

SCHF
VGK
shared with the other fundheld alonenot covered by the filing (cash, futures, bonds)

Largest sectors for both funds

Financial Services
9.8%
6.4%
Technology
8.0%
5.9%
Healthcare
3.9%
7.1%
Energy
2.8%
3.8%
Basic Materials
3.5%
0.0%
Consumer Cyclical
0.0%
2.3%

The widest gap is Basic Materials: SCHF has 3.5 points more of it.

The figures side by side

SCHFVGK
Filing dateMay 31, 2026Apr 30, 2026
Stock positions reported1,257964
Weight of the ten largest15.1%18.2%
Largest positionSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 3.3%ASML 3.6%
Held alone797 positions, 49.8%504 positions, 8.1%
Covered by stock positions99%99%

Holdings they share

StockIn SCHFIn VGKCounted
ASMLASML Holding NV2.10%3.61%2.10%
HSBCHSBC Holdings PLC1.08%2.03%1.08%
ROCHE HOLDING AG1.03%1.92%1.03%
NVSNovartis AG0.97%1.83%0.97%
AZNAstraZeneca PLC0.93%1.83%0.93%
NESTLE SA0.88%1.68%0.88%
SHELShell PLC0.80%1.66%0.80%
SIEMENS AG0.77%1.40%0.77%
SAPSapporo Holdings Ltd0.65%1.11%0.65%
BANCO SANTANDER SA0.61%1.15%0.61%

What each holds alone

The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.

Only in SCHF

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD3.32%
SKHYSK hynix Inc2.81%
MUFGMitsubishi Corp1.04%
RYRoyal Bank of Canada0.90%
BHPBHP Group Ltd0.74%
TMToyota Motor Corp0.68%
SMFGSumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc0.67%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA0.66%
TDToronto-Dominion Bank/The0.64%
SOFTBANK GROUP CORP0.62%

Only in VGK

ORLEN SA0.14%
TERNA - RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE0.11%
WISE PLC0.07%
ACCELLERON INDUSTRIES AG0.06%
FMSFresenius Medical Care AG0.06%
GAMES WORKSHOP GROUP PLC0.06%
GAZTRANSPORT ET TECHNIGAZ SA0.06%
UNIPOL GRUPPO SPA0.06%
WEIR GROUP PLC0.06%
AEDIFICA SA0.05%

Questions people ask

Is SCHF the same as VGK?

48.2% of their weight sits in the same 460 holdings. SCHF also reports SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD, SKHY, MUFG, which the other does not. VGK also reports ORLEN SA, TERNA - RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE, WISE PLC, which the other does not.

How is the overlap between SCHF and VGK measured?

For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 99% of SCHF and 99% of VGK, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.

Which holds more, VGK or SCHF?

SCHF reports 1,257 stock positions and VGK reports 964. 49.8% of SCHF's weight sits in names VGK does not hold, and 8.1% of VGK's weight in names SCHF does not hold. The ten largest positions are 15.1% of SCHF and 18.2% of VGK.

How do SCHF and VGK differ by sector?

The widest gap is Basic Materials: SCHF has 3.5 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.

Where do the numbers come from?

From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.

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Descriptive data from public SEC filings. Nothing on this page is a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any fund or stock, and holdings change between filings.