FICS vs VEA

AFICS

BVEA

Measures won2–4VEA wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$18,115VOO · VEA $15,893

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income2.41%VEA · $241 on $10k

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

Held in common9.2%FICS and VEA

FICS

VEA

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF · $205MVanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF · $232B

+15.8%3 years · per year$15,516 · $18,376+22.5%

+5.9%5 years · per year$13,320 · $15,893+9.7%

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

1.81%12-mo yield$181 · $241 on $10k2.41%

−10.3%Worst dropSmaller wins−11.6%

13.8%VolatilityLower wins17.8%

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%

2.0%NESN.SW0.7%

Held in common9.2%

End-of-day Nov 4, 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%	1.05%	+1.6%	+13.4%	+13.5%	+24.2%	+12.6%	−8.9%	$1.00T
2	BVEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.41%	+2.1%	+14.4%	+18.9%	+22.5%	+9.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
3	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.37%	+2.0%	+12.0%	+15.0%	+21.0%	+8.5%	−11.3%	$163.2B
4	AFICS	First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETFRead Desk	0.70%	1.81%	+3.0%	+9.2%	+15.0%	+15.8%	+5.9%	−10.3%	$205M

End-of-day Nov 4, 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%	1.05%	+1.6%	+13.4%	+13.5%	+24.2%	+12.6%	−8.9%	$1.00T
2	BVEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.41%	+2.1%	+14.4%	+18.9%	+22.5%	+9.7%	−11.6%	$231.6B
3	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.37%	+2.0%	+12.0%	+15.0%	+21.0%	+8.5%	−11.3%	$163.2B
4	AFICS	First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETFRead Desk	0.70%	1.81%	+3.0%	+9.2%	+15.0%	+15.8%	+5.9%	−10.3%	$205M

End-of-day Nov 4, 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

$13,320

VEA

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets

$15,893

MeasureFICSVEA

Fee0.70%0.03%

Cost on $10k a year$70$3

Yield1.81%2.41%

5 years, per year+5.9%+9.7%

3 years, per year+15.8%+22.5%

Worst drop · 1Y−10.3%−11.6%

Volatility · 1Y13.8%17.8%

4–2measures won
VEA first

9.2%

holdings shared

Nov 4, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

SPYM vs SPY

YTD

SPDRSPYM

+13.4%

SPYSPDR

+13.3%

+13.4%Year to date+13.3%

1.0%Yield1.0%

$182BAssets$805B

1–0SPYM wins

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+12.0%

IXUSiShares

+12.4%

+12.0%Year to date+12.4%

2.4%Yield3.0%

$163BAssets$58.4B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+14.4%

IEFAiShares

+11.9%

+14.4%Year to date+11.9%

2.4%Yield3.3%

$232BAssets$193B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026

Overlap: FICS, VEA, VOO, VXUS

Today

65.4%most shared, VEA and VXUS

FICSVEAVOOVXUS

FICS—9.2%0.0%6.7%

VEA9.2%—0.0%65.4%

VOO0.0%0.0%—0.0%

VXUS6.7%65.4%0.0%—

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$238most kept, VEA

VEA$241 − $3 = $238

VXUS$237 − $5 = $232

FICS$181 − $70 = $111

VOO$105 − $3 = $102

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee