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FNDF vs WCMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

FNDF and WCMI hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and FNDF returned +28.5% over the year. Net assets: $24.6bn on May 31, 2026 for Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF, and $2.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust WCM International Equity ETF.

FNDF costs 0.60 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.1 points.

FNDFWCMI
Expense ratio0.25%0.85%
Net assets, FNDF as of May 31, 2026 and WCMI as of Oct 9, 2026$24.6bn$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year+28.5%+12.4%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund17.0%42.9%
Below its high4.8%, high on Sep 4, 20265.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+28.5%
FNDF total return, 1 year
+12.4%
WCMI total return, 1 year
0.25%
FNDF expense ratio
0.85%
WCMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FNDF and WCMI hold 5% 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 Oct 9, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding FNDF WCMI
Glencore PLC 1.22% 1.62%
British American Tobacco PLC 0.58% 1.46%
Bayer AG 0.46% 1.68%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 0.45% 2.57%
Societe Generale SA 0.30% 2.15%
Tesco PLC 0.28% 3.02%
UBS Group AG 0.25% 1.97%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc 0.22% 3.31%
Brookfield Corp 0.17% 1.86%
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen 0.15% 1.49%
KB Financial Group Inc 0.12% 2.39%
Haleon PLC 0.11% 1.67%
Only in FNDF
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 5.51%
Shell PLC 2.19%
TotalEnergies SE 1.69%
SK hynix Inc 1.37%
BHP Group Ltd 1.22%
BP PLC 1.08%
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.00%
Toyota Motor Corp 0.89%
Only in WCMI
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 7.69%
Nebius Group N.V. 5.19%
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 3.81%
Babcock International Group Plc 3.26%
Sony Group Corp. (ADR) 3.10%
Lottomatica Group SpA 2.98%
WuXi Biologics (Cayman) Inc. 2.80%
Japan Exchange Group, Inc. 2.48%

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On the same fields

FNDF
Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF
WCMI
First Trust WCM International Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Schwab First Trust
What it is Tracks an index Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +28.5% +12.4%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +11.3 pts −4.8 pts
Expense ratio 0.25% 0.85%
Already in the S&P 500 0.7% 4.7%
Holdings 889 42
Net assets, FNDF as of May 31, 2026 and WCMI as of Oct 9, 2026 $24.6bn $2.1bn

FNDF and WCMI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

FNDF in plain words

FNDF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +28.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 1% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 889 positions, with the top ten at 17.0%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

WCMI in plain words

WCMI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 5% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 42 positions, with the top ten at 42.9%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FNDF or WCMI?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDF returned +28.5% and WCMI +12.4%.
Which is cheaper, FNDF or WCMI?
FNDF is cheaper, by 0.60 percentage points a year. That is about $60 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FNDF and WCMI overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 1% of FNDF and 5% of WCMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
FNDF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FNDF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Schwab website ↗WCMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗WCMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for WCMI ↗

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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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