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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FNDX vs VBK: how they differ

FNDX and VBK hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and FNDX returned more over the year.

Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF and Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FNDX and VBK hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FNDX and VBK both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFNDXVBK
Lumen Technologies Inc0.22%0.20%
Weyerhaeuser Co0.08%0.24%
Albemarle Corp0.07%0.23%
EQT Corp0.06%0.23%
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc0.06%0.17%
Casey's General Stores Inc0.06%0.83%
Vishay Intertechnology Inc0.06%0.09%
Sanmina Corp0.06%0.18%
EMCOR Group Inc0.05%0.52%
Landstar System Inc0.04%0.10%
Antero Resources Corp0.04%0.15%
MasTec Inc0.04%0.74%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FNDXOnly in VBK
Apple Inc 4.64%Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27%
Intel Corp 2.57%REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07%
Alphabet Inc 2.38%Astera Labs Inc 1.05%
Microsoft Corp 2.33%Natera Inc 1.04%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29%Twilio Inc 0.88%
Alphabet Inc 1.90%Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82%
Amazon.com Inc 1.86%Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79%
Micron Technology Inc 1.60%FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.78%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

FNDX and VBK on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FNDX
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF
VBK
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerSchwabVanguard
What it isFundamental U.S. Large CompanySmall-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year+26.1%+13.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+8.6 pts−3.7 pts
Expense ratio0.25%0.05%
Already in the S&P 50091.2%10.2%
Holdings733545

FNDX in plain words

FNDX is an index equity fund tracking the Fundamental U.S. Large Company. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +26.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 733 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.

VBK in plain words

VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FNDX or VBK?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and VBK returned +13.8%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FNDX or VBK?
FNDX charges 0.25% a year and VBK charges 0.05%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FNDX and VBK overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 91% of FNDX and 10% of VBK by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 2% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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