ETF comparison

FNDEvsVWO

Both International Emerging.

Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF · Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
42.5%

331 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FNDE and VWO would leave roughly42.5%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FNDE only 57.4%Shared 42.5%VWO only 52.7%
In FNDE only
24 positions
Shared
331 positions
In VWO only
4,659 positions

Side by side

FNDE

Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Schwab · International Emerging

75composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.39%
Net assets
$10.31B
TTM yield
3.50%
Top-10 conc.
27.4%
VWO

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · International Emerging

89composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$168.36B
TTM yield
2.31%
Top-10 conc.
29.5%

Sub-score comparison

61
Cost
94
74
Tax efficiency
76
100
Liquidity
100
75
Concentration
72
Tracking quality
FNDEsub-scoreVWO

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

VWO is 33 bps cheaper than FNDE. On a $100,000 position that's about $330/yr more in fees for FNDE.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with FNDE vs VWO.

Top shared holdings

331 shared in total
#HoldingIn FNDEIn VWOOverlap
1Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd6.48%14.61%6.48%
2Alibaba Group Holding Ltd2.72%2.55%2.55%
3Tencent Holdings Ltd1.51%3.26%1.51%
4MediaTek Inc1.80%1.06%1.06%
5China Construction Bank Corp2.38%0.85%0.85%
6Reliance Industries Ltd0.80%0.90%0.80%
7Delta Electronics Inc0.77%1.17%0.77%
8Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd3.31%0.74%0.74%
9Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd1.28%0.62%0.62%
10Vale SA3.03%0.51%0.51%
11Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd1.11%0.46%0.46%
12ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd1.20%0.44%0.44%

Only in FNDE

24 total
  • JD.com Inc1.38%
  • PTT PCL0.82%
  • Lenovo Group Ltd0.73%
  • State Street Institutional US Government Money Market Fund0.31%
  • BOC Hong Kong Holdings Ltd0.26%
  • JBS NV0.21%
  • PTT Global Chemical PCL0.19%
  • PTT Exploration & Production PCL0.19%
  • Midea Group Co Ltd0.18%
  • Banpu PCL0.17%

Only in VWO

4,659 total
  • Anglogold Ashanti Plc0.40%
  • Elite Material Co Ltd0.37%
  • Naspers Ltd0.36%
  • Accton Technology Corp0.31%
  • JD.com Inc0.31%
  • Asia Vital Components Co Ltd0.26%
  • Delta Electronics Thailand PCL0.24%
  • Bajaj Finance Ltd0.24%
  • Chroma ATE Inc0.22%
  • Capitec Bank Holdings Ltd0.19%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.