FICS vs ESIM

AFICS

BESIM

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%FICS and ESIM

FICS

ESIM

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF · $210MEventide International ETF · $30M

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

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

0.70%Expense ratio$70 · $59 on $10k · lower wins0.59%

1.86%12-mo yield$186 · $150 on $10k1.50%

−10.3%Worst dropSmaller wins[…]

14.0%VolatilityLower wins[…]

1–1Level

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsFICS · ESIM

2.1%4507.T0.3%

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	AFICS	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	BESIM	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	AFICS	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	BESIM	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

FICS vs ESIM

FICS

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength

$12,833

ESIM

Eventide International

[…]

MeasureFICSESIM

Fee0.70%0.59%

Cost on $10k a year$70$59

Yield1.86%1.50%

5 years, per year+5.1%[…]

3 years, per year+14.3%[…]

Worst drop · 1Y−10.3%[…]

Volatility · 1Y14.0%[…]

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: FICS, ESIM, VXUS, IEMG

Today

24.8%most shared, VXUS and IEMG

FICSESIMVXUSIEMG

FICS—0.3%6.7%0.1%

ESIM0.3%—2.5%0.0%

VXUS6.7%2.5%—24.8%

IEMG0.1%0.0%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