VXUS vs FTHF

AVXUS

BFTHF

Measures won3–2VXUS wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$15,497VEA · EFA $15,117

Lowest cost0.03%VEA · $3 on $10k

Most income3.48%FTHF · $348 on $10k

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

Held in common12.5%VXUS and FTHF

VXUS

FTHF

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF · $163BFirst Trust Emerging Markets Human Flourishing ETF · $130M

+19.5%3 years · per year$17,060 · $22,907+31.8%

+8.1%5 years · per year$14,758 · […][…]

0.05%Expense ratio$5 · $75 on $10k · lower wins0.75%

2.39%12-mo yield$239 · $348 on $10k3.48%

−11.3%Worst dropSmaller wins−21.2%

17.9%VolatilityLower wins36.8%

3–2VXUS wins

$10,000 · 5 yearsAll four, one scale

Shared top holdingsVXUS · FTHF

4.2%2330.TW7.7%

2.0%005930.KS6.4%

1.7%000660.KS5.8%

0.5%2454.TW1.9%

Held in common12.5%

End-of-day Nov 9, 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	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.44%	+2.9%	+12.9%	+18.8%	+20.5%	+9.2%	−11.6%	$231.6B
2	EFA	iShares MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk	0.32%	3.21%	+3.0%	+11.0%	+15.6%	+18.7%	+8.6%	−11.4%	$77.7B
3	AVXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.39%	+2.8%	+11.1%	+15.3%	+19.5%	+8.1%	−11.3%	$163.2B
4	BFTHF	First Trust Emerging Markets Human Flourishing ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.48%	+4.9%	+33.6%	+44.9%	+31.8%	new	−21.2%	$130M

End-of-day Nov 9, 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	VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFRead Desk	0.03%	2.44%	+2.9%	+12.9%	+18.8%	+20.5%	+9.2%	−11.6%	$231.6B
2	EFA	iShares MSCI EAFE ETFRead Desk	0.32%	3.21%	+3.0%	+11.0%	+15.6%	+18.7%	+8.6%	−11.4%	$77.7B
3	AVXUS	Vanguard Total International Stock ETFRead Desk	0.05%	2.39%	+2.8%	+11.1%	+15.3%	+19.5%	+8.1%	−11.3%	$163.2B
4	BFTHF	First Trust Emerging Markets Human Flourishing ETFRead Desk	0.75%	3.48%	+4.9%	+33.6%	+44.9%	+31.8%	new	−21.2%	$130M

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

VXUS vs FTHF

VXUS

Vanguard Total International Stock

$14,758

FTHF

First Trust Emerging Markets Human Flourishing

[…]

MeasureVXUSFTHF

Fee0.05%0.75%

Cost on $10k a year$5$75

Yield2.39%3.48%

5 years, per year+8.1%[…]

3 years, per year+19.5%+31.8%

Worst drop · 1Y−11.3%−21.2%

Volatility · 1Y17.9%36.8%

3–2measures won
VXUS first

12.5%

holdings shared

Nov 9, 2026 · $10,000 five years ago, dividends reinvested

VXUS vs IXUS

YTD

VanguardVXUS

+11.1%

IXUSiShares

+11.5%

+11.1%Year to date+11.5%

2.4%Yield3.0%

$163BAssets$58.0B

2–0IXUS wins

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

VEA vs IEFA

YTD

VanguardVEA

+12.9%

IEFAiShares

+11.1%

+12.9%Year to date+11.1%

2.4%Yield3.4%

$232BAssets$193B

1–1level

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

SCHD vs VIG

YTD

SchwabSCHD

+33.2%

VIGVanguard

+14.8%

+33.2%Year to date+14.8%

3.0%Yield1.5%

$122BAssets$109B

2–0SCHD wins

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026

Overlap: VXUS, FTHF, VEA, EFA

Today

65.4%most shared, VXUS and VEA

VXUSFTHFVEAEFA

VXUS—12.5%65.4%45.7%

FTHF12.5%—6.9%0.0%

VEA65.4%6.9%—63.0%

EFA45.7%0.0%63.0%—

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · share held in common · outlined: the pair in versus

Income After Fees on $10,000

$289most kept, EFA

EFA$321 − $32 = $289

FTHF$348 − $75 = $273

VEA$244 − $3 = $241

VXUS$239 − $5 = $234

KeptFee

End-of-day Nov 9, 2026 · yield in dollars minus the fee