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Data last updated: Oct 21, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 21, 2026): Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF (SCHE) pays a $0.00 annual dividend, yielding 2.66% at $35.85/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.66%
Annual Dividend: $0.00 per share
Dividend Frequency: annually
Years of Dividend History: 17
The Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF dividend comes from a fund designed to mirror the FTSE Emerging Index as closely as possible, before fees and expenses. SCHE currently yields 2.57%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.9522 per share. The fund pays semi-annually, with the next ex-dividend date set for June 24, 2026. A beta of 0.87 means SCHE moves somewhat less than the broader market, which suits dividend investors who want emerging-market exposure with slightly reduced volatility.
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF dividend safety depends on the income produced by the FTSE Emerging Index constituents rather than a single company's earnings, so the payout level shifts with the dividend activity of hundreds of underlying securities. The most significant pressure point is that emerging-market income is inherently variable, as the history table shows annual payments ranging from $0.488 to $0.9497 over the available window.
Schwab Emerging Markets Equity ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.8% per year from 2010 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.2320 to $0.9431 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 172.8% in 2018, though the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, reflecting how directly SCHE's distributions track the variable income of its emerging-market holdings.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +11.5% | $0.68 (2022) | $0.94 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +8.0% | $0.64 (2020) | $0.94 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +6.8% | $0.49 (2015) | $0.94 (2025) |
SCHE fits dividend investors who want emerging-market equity exposure paired with a moderate income stream. The current yield of 2.57% sits above the fund's 5-year average of 2.28%, meaning today's entry point delivers more income than the historical norm. Growth has been real at 9.8% per year over 15 years, but payments swing year to year because they mirror what the FTSE Emerging Index actually generates. The trade-off is clear: a yield classified as moderate (2–4%) with a long growth record, offset by meaningful annual variability that income investors relying on predictable cash flow need to account for.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | $0.0443 |
| 2025-12-11 | $0.9079 |
| 2025-06-25 | $0.0352 |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.7737 |
| 2024-06-26 | $0.0343 |
| 2023-12-06 | $0.8224 |
| 2023-06-21 | $0.1273 |
| 2022-12-07 | $0.6052 |
| 2022-06-22 | $0.0754 |
| 2021-12-30 | $0.0121 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.0443 |
| 2025 | $0.9431 |
| 2024 | $0.8080 |
| 2023 | $0.9497 |
| 2022 | $0.6806 |
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