FDTS vs VXUS

AFDTS

BVXUS

Measures won3–3level · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$16,172FDTS · VEA $15,147

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income2.78%FDTS · $278 on $10k

Smallest drop−11.3%VXUS · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common3.0%FDTS and VXUS

FDTS

VXUS

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund · $13MVanguard Total International Stock ETF · $163B

+24.7%3 years · per year$19,404 · $17,068+19.5%

+10.1%5 years · per year$16,172 · $14,347+7.5%

0.80%Expense ratio$80 · $5 on $10k · lower wins0.05%

2.78%12-mo yield$278 · $246 on $10k2.46%

−13.1%Worst dropSmaller wins−11.3%

20.1%VolatilityLower wins17.7%

3–3Level

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll three, one scale

Shared top holdingsFDTS · VXUS

0.3%CG.TO0.1%

0.2%ANN.AX0.1%

0.1%5711.T0.1%

0.5%2501.T0.1%

Held in common3.0%

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

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	AFDTS	First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX FundRead Desk	0.80%	2.78%	−3.4%	+14.1%	+21.7%	+24.7%	+10.1%	−13.1%	$13M
2	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.50%	−3.7%	+10.2%	+16.0%	+20.9%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
3	BVXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.46%	−3.7%	+7.9%	+12.2%	+19.5%	+7.5%	−11.3%	$163.2B

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

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	AFDTS	First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX FundRead Desk	0.80%	2.78%	−3.4%	+14.1%	+21.7%	+24.7%	+10.1%	−13.1%	$13M
2	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.50%	−3.7%	+10.2%	+16.0%	+20.9%	+8.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
3	BVXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.46%	−3.7%	+7.9%	+12.2%	+19.5%	+7.5%	−11.3%	$163.2B

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

Cards for this view

FDTS vs VXUS

FDTS

First Trust Developed Markets ex-US Small Cap AlphaDEX Fund

$16,172

VXUS

Vanguard Total International Stock

$14,347

MeasureFDTSVXUS

Fee0.80%0.05%

Cost on $10k a year$80$5

Yield2.78%2.46%

5 years, per year+10.1%+7.5%

3 years, per year+24.7%+19.5%

Worst drop · 1Y−13.1%−11.3%

Volatility · 1Y20.1%17.7%

3–3measures won
level

3.0%

holdings shared

Nov 5, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+7.9%

IXUSiShares

+8.2%

+7.9%Year to date+8.2%

2.5%Yield3.1%

$163BAssets$58.4B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+10.2%

IEFAiShares

+8.5%

+10.2%Year to date+8.5%

2.5%Yield3.4%

$232BAssets$193B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+32.3%

VIGVanguard

+12.5%

+32.3%Year to date+12.5%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$123BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

Overlap: FDTS, VXUS, VEA

Today

8.4%most shared, VXUS and VEA

FDTSVXUSVEA

FDTS—3.0%0.9%

VXUS3.0%—8.4%

VEA0.9%8.4%—

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$247most kept, VEA

VEA$250 − $3 = $247

VXUS$246 − $5 = $241

FDTS$278 − $80 = $198

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee