FICS vs VT

AFICS

BVT

Measures won2–4VT wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$17,177VOO · VT $15,649

Lowest cost0.03%VOO · $3 on $10k

Most income2.45%VXUS · $245 on $10k

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

Held in common2.5%FICS and VT

FICS

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF · $210MVanguard Total World Stock ETF · $81.8B

+14.3%3 years · per year$14,916 · $17,563+20.7%

+5.1%5 years · per year$12,833 · $15,649+9.4%

0.70%Expense ratio$70 · $6 on $10k · lower wins0.06%

1.86%12-mo yield$186 · $159 on $10k1.59%

−10.3%Worst dropSmaller wins−9.7%

14.0%VolatilityLower wins14.7%

2–4VT wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsFICS · VT

2.0%RY.TO0.2%

2.1%NOVN.SW0.2%

2.0%ROP.SW0.2%

2.1%NESN.SW0.2%

Held in common2.5%

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	VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETFRead Desk	0.03%	1.10%	+0.3%	+8.7%	+9.8%	+21.8%	+11.4%	−8.9%	$1.00T
2	BVT	Vanguard Total World Stock ETFRead Desk	0.06%	1.59%	+0.2%	+8.5%	+10.4%	+20.7%	+9.4%	−9.7%	$81.8B
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	VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETFRead Desk	0.03%	1.10%	+0.3%	+8.7%	+9.8%	+21.8%	+11.4%	−8.9%	$1.00T
2	BVT	Vanguard Total World Stock ETFRead Desk	0.06%	1.59%	+0.2%	+8.5%	+10.4%	+20.7%	+9.4%	−9.7%	$81.8B
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 VT

FICS

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength

$12,833

Vanguard Total World Stock

$15,649

MeasureFICSVT

Fee0.70%0.06%

Cost on $10k a year$70$6

Yield1.86%1.59%

5 years, per year+5.1%+9.4%

3 years, per year+14.3%+20.7%

Worst drop · 1Y−10.3%−9.7%

Volatility · 1Y14.0%14.7%

4–2measures won
VT first

2.5%

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

VOO vs IVV

YTD

VanguardVOO

+8.7%

IVViShares

+8.7%

+8.7%Year to date+8.7%

1.1%Yield1.1%

$1.00TAssets$850B

0–0level

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Overlap: FICS, VT, VOO, VXUS

Today

55.3%most shared, VT and VOO

FICSVTVOOVXUS

FICS—2.5%0.0%6.7%

VT2.5%—55.3%29.9%

VOO0.0%55.3%—0.0%

VXUS6.7%29.9%0.0%—

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

VT$159 − $6 = $153

FICS$186 − $70 = $116

VOO$110 − $3 = $107

KeptFee

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