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Is SCHA a good investment?

Updated October 28, 2026

Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA) is a US small-cap ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores SCHA 3.8 out of 10 — highest on Value (7.0), lowest on Quality (0.8). It trades at 17.3 times earnings, against its own median of 17.4. Its ten largest holdings are 3% of the fund.

What stands out in SCHA's data

U.S. small-cap stocks, held through a broad index.

Profitability trails most peers — the fund's edge lies in its low cost and wide reach.

EBITDA margin of 19.9% trails the category median of 20.3%, but the fund charges just 0.03% in fees and holds 1,742 stocks.

A broad small-cap allocation that spreads risk across many companies.

Why did SCHA move this week? It rose 1.5% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Viasat and Twist Bioscience drove it

SCHA rose 1.5% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Viasat (+25.0%), Twist Bioscience (+16.3%) and Ryder System (+14.7%); Landstar System (−19.0%) pushed the other way.

How is SCHA rated? ETF Copilot scores Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA) 3.8 out of 10

As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA) 3.8 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

  • Overall: 3.8 / 10
  • Growth: 3.2 / 10
  • Value: 7.0 / 10
  • Risk: 2.8 / 10
  • Quality: 0.8 / 10
  • Return: 4.8 / 10

Is SCHA expensive right now? It trades at 17.3 times earnings, against its own median of 17.4

As of October 28, 2026, SCHA is cheaper than 53% of its own last 9 years.

Trailing 12 months, built from SCHA's holdings. How we calculate this →

What's inside SCHA? 16% Tech

What's inside SCHA: Size (Large 0%, Mid 46%, Small 54%); Geography (International 3%, US 97%); Tech 15.9%; AI 0.2%; Semiconductors 2.5%; Memory 0.6%.

What are SCHA's top holdings? The ten largest are 3% of the fund

Halozyme Therapeutics, Wayfair, Bitmine Immersion Technologies, American Healthcare, Ryder System, Glaukos, Twist Bioscience, Southstate Bank, Wintrust Financial and Popular are SCHA's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 99% of US Small Cap ETFs.

Half of SCHA's weight sits in its 329 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 902 equally weighted holdings.

What is SCHA's expense ratio? 0.03% a year

As of October 28, 2026, SCHA charges 0.03% a year, yields 1.13% and holds $22.0B in assets across 1742 positions.

Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA) — cost, income and size
MeasureSCHA
Expense ratio0.03%
Dividend yield1.13%
Assets under management$22.0B
Holdings1742

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

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ETF Copilot, “Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/scha

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