ESIM vs FICS

AESIM

BFICS

Measures won1–1level · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$14,489VXUS · IEMG $13,373

Lowest cost0.05%VXUS · $5 on $10k

Most income2.49%IEMG · $249 on $10k

Smallest drop−10.3%FICS · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common0.3%ESIM and FICS

ESIM

FICS

Eventide International ETF · $30MFirst Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF · $210M

[…]3 years · per year[…] · $14,916+14.3%

[…]5 years · per year[…] · $12,833+5.1%

0.59%Expense ratio$59 · $70 on $10k · lower wins0.70%

1.50%12-mo yield$150 · $186 on $10k1.86%

[…]Worst dropSmaller wins−10.3%

[…]VolatilityLower wins14.0%

1–1Level

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsESIM · FICS

0.3%4507.T2.1%

Held in common0.3%

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

#
1	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
2	IEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.09%	2.49%	+2.1%	+8.3%	+8.8%	+19.3%	+6.0%	−17.8%	$139.4B
3	BFICS	First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETFRead Desk	0.70%	1.86%	−1.4%	+5.9%	+10.8%	+14.3%	+5.1%	−10.3%	$210M
4	AESIM	Eventide International ETFRead Desk	0.59%	1.50%	−0.4%	+9.8%	new	new	new	[…]	$30M

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

#
1	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
2	IEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.09%	2.49%	+2.1%	+8.3%	+8.8%	+19.3%	+6.0%	−17.8%	$139.4B
3	BFICS	First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETFRead Desk	0.70%	1.86%	−1.4%	+5.9%	+10.8%	+14.3%	+5.1%	−10.3%	$210M
4	AESIM	Eventide International ETFRead Desk	0.59%	1.50%	−0.4%	+9.8%	new	new	new	[…]	$30M

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

ESIM vs FICS

ESIM

Eventide International

[…]

FICS

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength

$12,833

MeasureESIMFICS

Fee0.59%0.70%

Cost on $10k a year$59$70

Yield1.50%1.86%

5 years, per year[…]+5.1%

3 years, per year[…]+14.3%

Worst drop · 1Y[…]−10.3%

Volatility · 1Y[…]14.0%

1–1measures won
level

0.3%

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

VWO vs IEMG

YTD

VanguardVWO

+3.2%

IEMGiShares

+8.3%

+3.2%Year to date+8.3%

2.2%Yield2.5%

$125BAssets$139B

2–0IEMG wins

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: ESIM, FICS, VXUS, IEMG

Today

24.8%most shared, VXUS and IEMG

ESIMFICSVXUSIEMG

ESIM—0.3%2.5%0.0%

FICS0.3%—6.7%0.1%

VXUS2.5%6.7%—24.8%

IEMG0.0%0.1%24.8%—

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

Income After Fees on $10,000

$240most kept, VXUS

VXUS$245 − $5 = $240

IEMG$249 − $9 = $240

FICS$186 − $70 = $116

ESIM$150 − $59 = $91

KeptFee

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