FICS vs IEMG

AFICS

BIEMG

Measures won2–4IEMG wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$17,543VOO · VXUS $14,758

Lowest cost0.03%VOO · $3 on $10k

Most income2.42%IEMG · $242 on $10k

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

Held in common0.1%FICS and IEMG

FICS

IEMG

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF · $205MiShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF · $142B

+14.2%3 years · per year$14,900 · $17,172+19.8%

+5.3%5 years · per year$12,962 · $13,648+6.4%

0.70%Expense ratio$70 · $9 on $10k · lower wins0.09%

1.83%12-mo yield$183 · $242 on $10k2.42%

−10.3%Worst dropSmaller wins−17.8%

14.1%VolatilityLower wins25.7%

2–4IEMG wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsFICS · IEMG

2.0%2020.HK0.1%

Held in common0.1%

End-of-day Nov 9, 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%	1.07%	+2.3%	+11.3%	+13.6%	+22.0%	+11.9%	−8.9%	$1.00T
2	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.39%	+2.8%	+11.1%	+15.3%	+19.5%	+8.1%	−11.3%	$163.2B
3	BIEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.09%	2.42%	+2.9%	+11.4%	+12.8%	+19.8%	+6.4%	−17.8%	$142.1B
4	AFICS	First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETFRead Desk	0.70%	1.83%	+1.7%	+7.8%	+13.1%	+14.2%	+5.3%	−10.3%	$205M

End-of-day Nov 9, 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%	1.07%	+2.3%	+11.3%	+13.6%	+22.0%	+11.9%	−8.9%	$1.00T
2	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.39%	+2.8%	+11.1%	+15.3%	+19.5%	+8.1%	−11.3%	$163.2B
3	BIEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETFRead Desk	0.09%	2.42%	+2.9%	+11.4%	+12.8%	+19.8%	+6.4%	−17.8%	$142.1B
4	AFICS	First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETFRead Desk	0.70%	1.83%	+1.7%	+7.8%	+13.1%	+14.2%	+5.3%	−10.3%	$205M

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

FICS vs IEMG

FICS

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength

$12,962

IEMG

iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets

$13,648

MeasureFICSIEMG

Fee0.70%0.09%

Cost on $10k a year$70$9

Yield1.83%2.42%

5 years, per year+5.3%+6.4%

3 years, per year+14.2%+19.8%

Worst drop · 1Y−10.3%−17.8%

Volatility · 1Y14.1%25.7%

4–2measures won
IEMG first

0.1%

holdings shared

Nov 9, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

SPYM vs SPY

YTD

SPDRSPYM

+11.3%

SPYSPDR

+11.2%

+11.3%Year to date+11.2%

1.0%Yield1.0%

$179BAssets$778B

1–0SPYM wins

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+11.1%

IXUSiShares

+11.5%

+11.1%Year to date+11.5%

2.4%Yield3.0%

$163BAssets$56.4B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

VWO vs IEMG

YTD

VanguardVWO

+5.6%

IEMGiShares

+11.4%

+5.6%Year to date+11.4%

2.2%Yield2.4%

$125BAssets$142B

2–0IEMG wins

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

Overlap: FICS, IEMG, VOO, VXUS

Today

24.9%most shared, IEMG and VXUS

FICSIEMGVOOVXUS

FICS—0.1%0.0%6.7%

IEMG0.1%—0.0%24.9%

VOO0.0%0.0%—0.0%

VXUS6.7%24.9%0.0%—

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$234most kept, VXUS

VXUS$239 − $5 = $234

IEMG$242 − $9 = $233

FICS$183 − $70 = $113

VOO$107 − $3 = $104

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee