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Data last updated: Oct 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 17, 2026): Schwab International Equity ETF (SCHF) pays a $0.00 annual dividend, yielding 3.13% at $26.93/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 3.13%
Annual Dividend: $0.00 per share
Years of Dividend History: 18
The Schwab International Equity ETF dividend comes from a fund that holds large and mid-cap stocks across developed markets outside the United States. At 3.06%, the current yield sits in moderate territory for an internationally focused equity fund. SCHF covers approximately the top 90% of the eligible market-cap universe in each developed country it tracks, meaning the income stream reflects aggregate distributions from hundreds of established companies. Dividend investors seeking international equity exposure with a yield above most domestic index funds will find this fund worth examining.
Schwab International Equity ETF dividend safety is not driven by a single company's earnings but by the collective distributions of large and mid-cap companies across developed international markets, making payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). The most data-supported pressure point is variability: the dividend history shows multiple year-over-year declines, including a drop from $0.4340 in 2018 to $0.3740 in 2020, which reflects how currency movements and uneven corporate payout cycles across dozens of countries can pull the annual total lower in any given year.
Schwab International Equity ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 26.1% per year from 2009 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.0200 to $0.8216 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the long-run growth rate masks meaningful short-term swings.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +22.1% | $0.45 (2022) | $0.82 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +17.0% | $0.37 (2020) | $0.82 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +10.2% | $0.31 (2015) | $0.82 (2025) |
SCHF fits dividend investors who want international developed-market exposure and can accept year-to-year income variability. The 3.06% yield lands in the moderate (2-4%) range, which is meaningful for income without being a signal of distress. Three consecutive years of dividend increases through 2025 show recent momentum, but the history includes multiple down years, so income predictability is not this fund's defining strength. What an investor gets is broad exposure to large and mid-cap companies across developed markets outside the U.S., with a yield that has grown substantially over time. The trade-off is accepting that annual payouts can and do decline when international corporate distributions or currency conditions shift.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | $0.1650 |
| 2025-12-11 | $0.6780 |
| 2025-06-25 | $0.1436 |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.4217 |
| 2024-06-26 | $0.1815 |
| 2023-12-06 | $0.3519 |
| 2023-06-21 | $0.1965 |
| 2022-12-07 | $0.3135 |
| 2022-06-22 | $0.1380 |
| 2021-12-30 | $0.0234 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1650 |
| 2025 | $0.8216 |
| 2024 | $0.6032 |
| 2023 | $0.5484 |
| 2022 | $0.4515 |
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