VT vs FICS

AVT

BFICS

Measures won4–2VT wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$15,649VT · IEFA $14,591

Lowest cost0.05%VXUS · $5 on $10k

Most income3.47%IEFA · $347 on $10k

Smallest drop−9.7%VT · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common2.5%VT and FICS

FICS

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF · $81.8BFirst Trust International Developed Capital Strength ETF · $210M

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

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

0.06%Expense ratio$6 · $70 on $10k · lower wins0.70%

1.59%12-mo yield$159 · $186 on $10k1.86%

−9.7%Worst dropSmaller wins−10.3%

14.7%VolatilityLower wins14.0%

4–2VT wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsVT · FICS

0.2%RY.TO2.0%

0.2%NOVN.SW2.1%

0.2%ROP.SW2.0%

0.2%NESN.SW2.1%

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

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1	AVT	Vanguard Total World Stock ETFRead Desk	0.06%	1.59%	+0.2%	+8.5%	+10.4%	+20.7%	+9.4%	−9.7%	$81.8B
2	IEFA	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk	0.07%	3.47%	−0.8%	+7.7%	+11.9%	+18.5%	+7.8%	−11.5%	$187.1B
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	BFICS	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

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1	AVT	Vanguard Total World Stock ETFRead Desk	0.06%	1.59%	+0.2%	+8.5%	+10.4%	+20.7%	+9.4%	−9.7%	$81.8B
2	IEFA	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk	0.07%	3.47%	−0.8%	+7.7%	+11.9%	+18.5%	+7.8%	−11.5%	$187.1B
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	BFICS	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

VT vs FICS

Vanguard Total World Stock

$15,649

FICS

First Trust International Developed Capital Strength

$12,833

MeasureVTFICS

Fee0.06%0.70%

Cost on $10k a year$6$70

Yield1.59%1.86%

5 years, per year+9.4%+5.1%

3 years, per year+20.7%+14.3%

Worst drop · 1Y−9.7%−10.3%

Volatility · 1Y14.7%14.0%

4–2measures won
VT first

2.5%

holdings shared

Nov 6, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

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$187B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+31.4%

VIGVanguard

+12.1%

+31.4%Year to date+12.1%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$120BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026

Overlap: VT, FICS, IEFA, VXUS

Today

50.0%most shared, IEFA and VXUS

VTFICSIEFAVXUS

VT—2.5%18.0%29.9%

FICS2.5%—11.0%6.7%

IEFA18.0%11.0%—50.0%

VXUS29.9%6.7%50.0%—

End-of-day Nov 6, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$340most kept, IEFA

IEFA$347 − $7 = $340

VXUS$245 − $5 = $240

VT$159 − $6 = $153

FICS$186 − $70 = $116

KeptFee

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