Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
FENI vs VT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FENI returned +14.2% to VT's +13.5%; 12% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $11.5bn for Fidelity Enhanced International ETF and $81.8bn for Vanguard Total World Stock Index ETF.
Pair scorecard
VT costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.7 points; VT is 7.1 times larger.
| Measure | FENI | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | +14.2% | +13.5% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its high | 4.7%, high on Aug 13, 2026 | |
| Benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | FTSE Global All Cap Index |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.28% | 0.06% |
| Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 | $11.5bn | $81.8bn |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 12% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 16.5% | 22.5% |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026. Method
Risk and return
Dec 1, 2023 to Oct 23, 2026 · 151 weekly returnsFENI returned slightly more: +68.2% to +65.7%. VT swung slightly less: 13.4% to 14.5%. FENI fell less at its worst: −11.2% to −14.1%.
Full scorecard
9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓
| Measure | FENI | VT | Edge | How it is measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return | ||||
| Total return | +68.2% | +65.7% | FENI (slight) | Price change plus distributions, reinvested. |
| Annualized | +19.6% | +19.0% | FENI (slight) | Total return as a yearly rate. |
| Price return | +54.7% | +56.7% | VT (slight) | Price change alone, distributions left out. |
| Risk | ||||
| Volatility | 14.5% | 13.4% | VT (slight) | Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier. |
| Downside deviation | 10.2% | 9.0% | VT | Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate. |
| Max drawdown | −11.2% | −14.1% | FENI | Deepest fall from a high to the low after it. |
| Risk-adjusted | ||||
| Sharpe | 1.01 | 1.04 | VT (slight) | Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility. |
| Sortino | 1.43 | 1.55 | VT (slight) | Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation. |
| Calmar | 1.75 | 1.35 | FENI | Annualized return divided by the max drawdown. |
Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 151 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, FENI and VT hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
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12% in common
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Side by side
FENI and VT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FENI and VT do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?
- What each follows. FENI follows No index, actively managed and VT follows FTSE Global All Cap Index.
- Holdings in common. 12% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).
- Number of holdings. FENI holds 386 positions and VT holds 10194.
Data as of Oct 28, 2026.
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FENI
FENI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.1% for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.28% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 386 positions, with the top ten at 16.5%. It sat 4.7% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.
VT
VT tracks an index of Total World Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10,194 positions, with the top ten at 22.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, FENI or VT?
- In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FENI returned +14.2% and VT +13.5%.
- Which is cheaper, FENI or VT?
- VT is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 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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