PICK vs FMTL

APICK

BFMTL

Measures won4–0PICK wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$15,677PICK · VXUS $14,347

Lowest cost0.05%VXUS · $5 on $10k

Most income2.46%PICK · $246 on $10k

Smallest drop−11.3%VXUS · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common38.7%PICK and FMTL

PICK

FMTL

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF · $2.1BFirst Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETF · $32M

+16.3%3 years · per year$15,728 · […][…]

+9.4%5 years · per year$15,677 · […][…]

0.39%Expense ratio$39 · $65 on $10k · lower wins0.65%

2.46%12-mo yield$246 · $170 on $10k1.70%

−21.6%Worst dropSmaller wins−22.5%

32.0%VolatilityLower wins38.1%

4–0PICK wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll three, one scale

Shared top holdingsPICK · FMTL

13.7%BHP.AX8.1%

6.2%FCX7.5%

6.2%RIO.L7.8%

4.4%GLEN.L4.4%

Held in common38.7%

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	APICK	iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETFRead Desk	0.39%	2.46%	−3.9%	+5.3%	+23.1%	+16.3%	+9.4%	−21.6%	$2.1B
2	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.46%	−3.7%	+7.9%	+12.2%	+19.5%	+7.5%	−11.3%	$163.2B
3	BFMTL	First Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETFRead Desk	0.65%	1.70%	−2.8%	+8.9%	new	new	new	−22.5%	$32M

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

All Three

5Y3 funds

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1	APICK	iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETFRead Desk	0.39%	2.46%	−3.9%	+5.3%	+23.1%	+16.3%	+9.4%	−21.6%	$2.1B
2	VXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.46%	−3.7%	+7.9%	+12.2%	+19.5%	+7.5%	−11.3%	$163.2B
3	BFMTL	First Trust Indxx Critical Metals ETFRead Desk	0.65%	1.70%	−2.8%	+8.9%	new	new	new	−22.5%	$32M

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

Cards for this view

PICK vs FMTL

PICK

iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers

$15,677

FMTL

First Trust Indxx Critical Metals

[…]

MeasurePICKFMTL

Fee0.39%0.65%

Cost on $10k a year$39$65

Yield2.46%1.70%

5 years, per year+9.4%[…]

3 years, per year+16.3%[…]

Worst drop · 1Y−21.6%−22.5%

Volatility · 1Y32.0%38.1%

4–0measures won
PICK first

38.7%

holdings shared

Nov 5, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+7.9%

IXUSiShares

+8.2%

+7.9%Year to date+8.2%

2.5%Yield3.1%

$163BAssets$56.4B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+32.3%

VIGVanguard

+12.5%

+32.3%Year to date+12.5%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$120BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

JEPQ vs JEPI

YTD

J.P. MorganJEPQ

+8.5%

JEPIJ.P. Morgan

+5.2%

+8.5%Year to date+5.2%

12.2%Yield8.1%

$42.6BAssets$46.8B

2–0JEPQ wins

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026

Overlap: PICK, FMTL, VXUS

Today

38.7%most shared, PICK and FMTL

PICKFMTLVXUS

PICK—38.7%2.9%

FMTL38.7%—0.6%

VXUS2.9%0.6%—

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$241most kept, VXUS

VXUS$246 − $5 = $241

PICK$246 − $39 = $207

FMTL$170 − $65 = $105

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee