Company Description
"The fund provides broad exposure to international large-and mid-cap companies in over 20 developed international markets. It seeks investment returns that track the performance, before fees and expenses, of the FTSE Developed ex U.S. Index made up of approximately 1,400 international stocks."Fund Name
Schwab International Equity ETF
Target Index
FTSE Developed ex. US
Index Description
“The FTSE Developed ex US Index is part of a range of indexes designed to help US investors benchmark their international investments. The index comprises Large (85%) and Mid (15%) cap stocks providing coverage of Developed markets (23 countries) excluding the US. The index is derived from the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS), which covers 98% of the world’s investable market capitalization.”
Stocks/Bonds
Stocks
Share Weighted/Cap Weighted
Cap Weighted
Geographical Concentration of Index
Top 10 countries (with % of net assets), representing 88.86% of total net assets of index, as of 1/30/2009:
| Japan | 22.41% |
| UK | 18.18% |
| France | 9.97% |
| Switzerland | 7.21% |
| Germany | 7.11% |
| Canada | 6.90% |
| Australia | 5.31% |
| Spain | 4.33% |
| Hong Kong | 4.02% |
| Italy | 3.42% |
Market Cap Orientation of Index
Large & Mid Cap
Number of Constituents in Index
1,339 as of 1/30/2009
Market Cap of Constituents in Index
$7,990.4 Billion, as of 1/30/2009
Top 10 Constituents in Index
As of 1/30/2009 (with Index Weight):
| Nestle | 1.70% |
| BP | 1.68% |
| Total France | 1.50% |
| Roche Hldgs | 1.24% |
| Vodafone Group | 1.23% |
| HSBC Hldgs | 1.18% |
| Novartis | 1.17% |
| GlaxoSmithKline | 1.15% |
| Royal Dutch Shell | 1.11% |
| Toyota Motor | 1.05% |
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Expense Ratio
0.13%
Other Fees & Loads
| Purchase Fee | None |
| Redemption Fee | None |
| Account Service Fee | None |
| Sales Load/Fees | Varies by Broker |
R Squared to Index
N/A
Minimum Deposit
NA
Ticker(s)
SCHF
Options Traded
Yes
Top 10 Holdings
(11.18% of net total assets) as of 11/10/2011:
| Nestle | 1.64% |
| Vodafone | 1.24% |
| HSBC Holdings | 1.15% |
| BP | 1.11% |
| Novartis | 1.11% |
| Royal Dutch Shell | 1.06% |
| Smasung | 1.05% |
| Glaxosmithkline | 0.97% |
| BHP Billiton | 0.96% |
| Total SA | 0.89% |
Number of Constituents in Fund
1,008