FICS vs VEA

AFICS

BVEA

Measures won2–4VEA wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$17,118SPY · VEA $15,197

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income2.51%VEA · $251 on $10k

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

Held in common9.2%FICS and VEA

FICS

VEA

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF · $210MVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF · $232B

+14.3%3 years · per year$14,916 · $17,401+20.3%

+5.1%5 years · per year$12,833 · $15,197+8.7%

0.70%Expense ratio$70 · $3 on $10k · lower wins0.03%

1.86%12-mo yield$186 · $251 on $10k2.51%

−10.3%Worst dropSmaller wins−11.6%

14.0%VolatilityLower wins18.1%

2–4VEA wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsFICS · VEA

2.0%ROP.SW0.9%

2.0%RY.TO0.8%

2.1%NOVN.SW0.8%

2.1%NESN.SW0.7%

Held in common9.2%

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	SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFRead Desk	0.09%	1.03%	+0.3%	+8.7%	+9.7%	+21.7%	+11.3%	−8.9%	$818.5B
2	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
3	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
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	SPY	State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETFRead Desk	0.09%	1.03%	+0.3%	+8.7%	+9.7%	+21.7%	+11.3%	−8.9%	$818.5B
2	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
3	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
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 VEA

FICS

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength

$12,833

VEA

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets

$15,197

MeasureFICSVEA

Fee0.70%0.03%

Cost on $10k a year$70$3

Yield1.86%2.51%

5 years, per year+5.1%+8.7%

3 years, per year+14.3%+20.3%

Worst drop · 1Y−10.3%−11.6%

Volatility · 1Y14.0%18.1%

4–2measures won
VEA first

9.2%

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%

$182BAssets$819B

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$189B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Overlap: FICS, VEA, SPY, VXUS

Today

65.3%most shared, VEA and VXUS

FICSVEASPYVXUS

FICS—9.2%0.0%6.7%

VEA9.2%—0.0%65.3%

SPY0.0%0.0%—0.0%

VXUS6.7%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

FICS$186 − $70 = $116

SPY$103 − $9 = $94

KeptFee

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