FICS vs IDEV

AFICS

BIDEV

Measures won2–4IDEV wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$15,649VT · VEA $15,197

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income3.26%IDEV · $326 on $10k

Smallest drop−9.7%VT · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common11.6%FICS and IDEV

FICS

IDEV

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF · $210MiShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF · $33.7B

+14.3%3 years · per year$14,916 · $17,038+19.4%

+5.1%5 years · per year$12,833 · $14,886+8.3%

0.70%Expense ratio$70 · $4 on $10k · lower wins0.04%

1.86%12-mo yield$186 · $326 on $10k3.26%

−10.3%Worst dropSmaller wins−11.2%

14.0%VolatilityLower wins15.8%

2–4IDEV wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsFICS · IDEV

2.0%ROP.SW1.2%

2.1%NOVN.SW1.0%

2.0%RY.TO1.0%

2.1%NESN.SW1.0%

Held in common11.6%

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	VT	Vanguard Total World Stock ETFRead Desk	0.06%	1.59%	+0.2%	+8.5%	+10.4%	+20.7%	+9.4%	−9.7%	$81.8B
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	BIDEV	iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.04%	3.26%	−0.6%	+8.3%	+13.3%	+19.4%	+8.3%	−11.2%	$33.7B
4	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

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	VT	Vanguard Total World Stock ETFRead Desk	0.06%	1.59%	+0.2%	+8.5%	+10.4%	+20.7%	+9.4%	−9.7%	$81.8B
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	BIDEV	iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.04%	3.26%	−0.6%	+8.3%	+13.3%	+19.4%	+8.3%	−11.2%	$33.7B
4	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

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 IDEV

FICS

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength

$12,833

IDEV

iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets

$14,886

MeasureFICSIDEV

Fee0.70%0.04%

Cost on $10k a year$70$4

Yield1.86%3.26%

5 years, per year+5.1%+8.3%

3 years, per year+14.3%+19.4%

Worst drop · 1Y−10.3%−11.2%

Volatility · 1Y14.0%15.8%

4–2measures won
IDEV first

11.6%

holdings shared

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

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+9.7%

IEFAiShares

+7.7%

+9.7%Year to date+7.7%

2.5%Yield3.5%

$232BAssets$189B

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

JEPQ vs JEPI

YTD

J.P. MorganJEPQ

+3.2%

JEPIJ.P. Morgan

+5.3%

+3.2%Year to date+5.3%

12.8%Yield8.1%

$42.6BAssets$46.8B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Overlap: FICS, IDEV, VEA, VT

Today

79.8%most shared, IDEV and VEA

FICSIDEVVEAVT

FICS—11.6%9.2%2.5%

IDEV11.6%—79.8%20.5%

VEA9.2%79.8%—23.3%

VT2.5%20.5%23.3%—

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

Income After Fees on $10,000

$322most kept, IDEV

IDEV$326 − $4 = $322

VEA$251 − $3 = $248

VT$159 − $6 = $153

FICS$186 − $70 = $116

KeptFee

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