Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
FNDX vs VO: how they differ
FNDX and VO hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and FNDX returned more over the year.
Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF and Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, FNDX and VO hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | FNDX | VO |
|---|---|---|
| Valero Energy Corp | 0.71% | 0.75% |
| General Motors Co | 0.74% | 0.67% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 0.63% | 0.72% |
| Ford Motor Co | 0.60% | 0.53% |
| Phillips 66 | 0.47% | 0.66% |
| Target Corp | 0.40% | 0.57% |
| Nucor Corp | 0.39% | 0.49% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 0.34% | 0.36% |
| FedEx Corp | 0.43% | 0.33% |
| Warner Bros Discovery Inc | 0.32% | 0.62% |
| Humana Inc | 0.32% | 0.46% |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co | 0.29% | 0.58% |
| Only in FNDX | Only in VO |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 4.64% | Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05% |
| Intel Corp 2.57% | Datadog Inc 0.84% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.38% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.79% |
| Microsoft Corp 2.33% | Robinhood Markets Inc 0.77% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29% | Cloudflare Inc 0.76% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.90% | Coherent Corp 0.75% |
| Amazon.com Inc 1.86% | Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 0.74% |
| Micron Technology Inc 1.60% | CRH PLC 0.69% |
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 Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF | VO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Schwab | Vanguard |
| What it is | Fundamental U.S. Large Company | Mid-Cap |
| Total return, 1 year | +26.1% | +12.0% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +8.6 pts | −5.5 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.25% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.2% | 91.4% |
| Holdings | 733 | 282 |
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%.
VO in plain words
VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FNDX or VO?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and VO returned +12.0%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, FNDX or VO?
- FNDX charges 0.25% a year and VO charges 0.03%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do FNDX and VO overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 91% of FNDX and 91% of VO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 22% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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