EPOL vs EMDM

AEPOL

BEMDM

Measures won5–0EPOL wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$21,977EPOL · VEA $15,197

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income3.44%EPOL · $344 on $10k

Smallest drop−11.0%EPOL · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common5.5%EPOL and EMDM

EPOL

EMDM

iShares MSCI Poland ETF · $1.0BFirst Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETF · $40M

+35.2%3 years · per year$24,734 · $21,177+28.4%

+17.1%5 years · per year$21,977 · […][…]

0.59%Expense ratio$59 · $75 on $10k · lower wins0.75%

3.44%12-mo yield$344 · $311 on $10k3.10%

−11.0%Worst dropSmaller wins−17.5%

23.2%VolatilityLower wins29.4%

5–0EPOL wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsEPOL · EMDM

15.3%PKO.WA2.3%

12.3%PKN.WA1.9%

7.0%PEO.WA1.3%

Held in common5.5%

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

All Four

5Y4 funds

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1	AEPOL	iShares MSCI Poland ETFRead Desk	0.59%	3.44%	−1.4%	+22.5%	+33.0%	+35.2%	+17.1%	−11.0%	$1.0B
2	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.51%	−0.4%	+9.7%	+14.8%	+20.3%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
3	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.45%	+0.1%	+8.1%	+11.6%	+19.2%	+7.7%	−11.3%	$163.2B
4	BEMDM	First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.10%	+1.7%	+20.4%	+27.6%	+28.4%	new	−17.5%	$40M

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

All Four

5Y4 funds

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1	AEPOL	iShares MSCI Poland ETFRead Desk	0.59%	3.44%	−1.4%	+22.5%	+33.0%	+35.2%	+17.1%	−11.0%	$1.0B
2	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.51%	−0.4%	+9.7%	+14.8%	+20.3%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
3	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.45%	+0.1%	+8.1%	+11.6%	+19.2%	+7.7%	−11.3%	$163.2B
4	BEMDM	First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.10%	+1.7%	+20.4%	+27.6%	+28.4%	new	−17.5%	$40M

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

EPOL vs EMDM

EPOL

iShares MSCI Poland

$21,977

EMDM

First Trust Bloomberg Emerging Market Democracies

[…]

MeasureEPOLEMDM

Fee0.59%0.75%

Cost on $10k a year$59$75

Yield3.44%3.10%

5 years, per year+17.1%[…]

3 years, per year+35.2%+28.4%

Worst drop · 1Y−11.0%−17.5%

Volatility · 1Y23.2%29.4%

5–0measures won
EPOL first

5.5%

holdings shared

Nov 6, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+8.1%

IXUSiShares

+8.2%

+8.1%Year to date+8.2%

2.5%Yield3.1%

$163BAssets$56.4B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+9.7%

IEFAiShares

+7.7%

+9.7%Year to date+7.7%

2.5%Yield3.5%

$232BAssets$187B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+31.4%

VIGVanguard

+12.1%

+31.4%Year to date+12.1%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$120BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Overlap: EPOL, EMDM, VXUS, VEA

Today

65.3%most shared, VXUS and VEA

EPOLEMDMVXUSVEA

EPOL—5.5%0.3%0.5%

EMDM5.5%—12.9%6.7%

VXUS0.3%12.9%—65.3%

VEA0.5%6.7%65.3%—

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$285most kept, EPOL

EPOL$344 − $59 = $285

VEA$251 − $3 = $248

VXUS$245 − $5 = $240

EMDM$311 − $75 = $236

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee