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FNDC vs VSS

Both International Developed.

Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity ETF · Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
29.3 %

807 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FNDC and VSS would leave roughly 29.3% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

FNDC only 70.4% Shared 29.3% VSS only 69.4%
In FNDC only
656 positions
Shared
807 positions
In VSS only
3,993 positions

Side by side

FNDC

Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity ETF

Schwab · International Developed

74 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.39%
Net assets
$3.00B
TTM yield
3.69%
Top-10 conc.
6.6%
VSS

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · International Developed

93 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.060%
Net assets
$13.81B
TTM yield
3.23%
Top-10 conc.
8.7%

Sub-score comparison

61
Cost
94
76
Tax efficiency
77
77
Liquidity
100
100
Concentration
100
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Tracking quality
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FNDC sub-score VSS

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

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

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

Top shared holdings

807 shared in total
# Holding In FNDC In VSS Overlap
1 Hudbay Minerals Inc 0.20% 0.23% 0.20%
2 OceanaGold Corp 0.16% 0.19% 0.16%
3 SSR Mining Inc 0.21% 0.16% 0.16%
4 IG Group Holdings PLC 0.15% 0.18% 0.15%
5 Eldorado Gold Corp 0.15% 0.20% 0.15%
6 Galenica AG 0.15% 0.14% 0.14%
7 Konecranes Oyj 0.14% 0.17% 0.14%
8 Saipem SpA 0.13% 0.19% 0.13%
9 DPM Metals Inc 0.13% 0.19% 0.13%
10 Frontline PLC 0.13% 0.14% 0.13%
11 Nexans SA 0.13% 0.20% 0.13%
12 Brookfield Renewable Corp 0.13% 0.13% 0.13%

Only in FNDC

656 total
  • Ibiden Co Ltd 0.38%
  • Mirae Asset Securities Co Ltd 0.25%
  • Samsung Life Insurance Co Ltd 0.25%
  • Pan American Silver Corp 0.24%
  • Helvetia Baloise Holding AG 0.24%
  • SCREEN Holdings Co Ltd 0.23%
  • Constellium SE 0.23%
  • Evolution Mining Ltd 0.22%
  • Tower Semiconductor Ltd 0.21%
  • Endeavour Mining PLC 0.21%

Only in VSS

3,993 total
  • Finning International Inc 0.26%
  • Macronix International Co Ltd 0.24%
  • WinWay Technology Co Ltd 0.23%
  • Taiwan Union Technology Corp 0.22%
  • Subsea 7 SA 0.22%
  • Compeq Manufacturing Co Ltd 0.21%
  • NexGen Energy Ltd 0.20%
  • Capital Power Corp 0.20%
  • South Bow Corp 0.19%
  • Aurubis AG 0.19%

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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.