BGIG vs FNDX: Differences, Returns & Fees
BGIG and FNDX hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and FNDX returned +24.4% over the year. Net assets: $2.2bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Bahl & Gaynor Income Growth ETF, and $25.5bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF.
FNDX costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.9 points.
| BGIG | FNDX | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.25% |
| Net assets, BGIG as of Jun 30, 2026 and FNDX as of May 31, 2026 | $2.2bn | $25.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.5% | +24.4% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | Fundamental U.S. Large Company |
| Holdings in common | 17% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 39.7% | 22.4% |
| Below its high | 3.8%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, BGIG and FNDX hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
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17% in common
On the same fields
BGIG and FNDX on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About BGIG
BGIG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 50 positions, with the top ten at 39.7%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
About FNDX
FNDX tracks an index of Fundamental U.S. Large Company. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.4% with distributions reinvested. 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 22.4%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, BGIG or FNDX?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BGIG returned +13.5% and FNDX +24.4%.
- Which is cheaper, BGIG or FNDX?
- FNDX is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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