FDTS vs VEA

AFDTS

BVEA

Measures won3–3level · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$17,177VOO · FDTS $16,297

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income2.79%FDTS · $279 on $10k

Smallest drop−8.9%VOO · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common0.9%FDTS and VEA

FDTS

VEA

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund · $13MVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF · $232B

+24.3%3 years · per year$19,191 · $17,401+20.3%

+10.3%5 years · per year$16,297 · $15,197+8.7%

0.80%Expense ratio$80 · $3 on $10k · lower wins0.03%

2.79%12-mo yield$279 · $251 on $10k2.51%

−13.1%Worst dropSmaller wins−11.6%

20.1%VolatilityLower wins18.1%

3–3Level

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsFDTS · VEA

0.4%CG.TO0.0%

0.2%ANN.AX0.0%

0.6%2501.T0.0%

0.1%5711.T0.0%

Held in common0.9%

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	VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETFRead Desk	0.03%	1.10%	+0.3%	+8.7%	+9.8%	+21.8%	+11.4%	−8.9%	$1.00T
2	AFDTS	First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX FundRead Desk	0.80%	2.79%	−0.2%	+13.8%	+21.2%	+24.3%	+10.3%	−13.1%	$13M
3	BVEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.51%	−0.4%	+9.7%	+14.8%	+20.3%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
4	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

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	VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETFRead Desk	0.03%	1.10%	+0.3%	+8.7%	+9.8%	+21.8%	+11.4%	−8.9%	$1.00T
2	AFDTS	First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX FundRead Desk	0.80%	2.79%	−0.2%	+13.8%	+21.2%	+24.3%	+10.3%	−13.1%	$13M
3	BVEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.51%	−0.4%	+9.7%	+14.8%	+20.3%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
4	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

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

FDTS vs VEA

FDTS

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

$16,297

VEA

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets

$15,197

MeasureFDTSVEA

Fee0.80%0.03%

Cost on $10k a year$80$3

Yield2.79%2.51%

5 years, per year+10.3%+8.7%

3 years, per year+24.3%+20.3%

Worst drop · 1Y−13.1%−11.6%

Volatility · 1Y20.1%18.1%

3–3measures won
level

0.9%

holdings shared

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

SPYM vs SPY

YTD

SPDRSPYM

+8.8%

SPYSPDR

+8.7%

+8.8%Year to date+8.7%

1.1%Yield1.0%

$178BAssets$778B

2–0SPYM wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

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

Overlap: FDTS, VEA, VOO, VXUS

Today

65.3%most shared, VEA and VXUS

FDTSVEAVOOVXUS

FDTS—0.9%0.0%0.3%

VEA0.9%—0.0%65.3%

VOO0.0%0.0%—0.0%

VXUS0.3%65.3%0.0%—

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

Income After Fees on $10,000

$248most kept, VEA

VEA$251 − $3 = $248

VXUS$245 − $5 = $240

FDTS$279 − $80 = $199

VOO$110 − $3 = $107

KeptFee

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