Which returned more over the last year, FNDX or HYG?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and HYG returned +2.9%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FNDX or HYG?

FNDX charges 0.25% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so FNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FNDX vs HYG: how they differ

FNDX and HYG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and FNDX returned more over the year.

Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF and iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FNDX and HYG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in FNDX	Only in HYG
Apple Inc 4.64%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%
Intel Corp 2.57%	1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%
Alphabet Inc 2.38%	MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%
Microsoft Corp 2.33%	PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%
Alphabet Inc 1.90%	GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%
Amazon.com Inc 1.86%	PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%
Micron Technology Inc 1.60%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

FNDX and HYG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FNDX Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	iShares
What it is	Fundamental U.S. Large Company	US high yield bonds
Total return, 1 year	+26.1%	+2.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+8.6 pts	−14.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.49%
Holdings	733	1326

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%.

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FNDX or HYG?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and HYG returned +2.9%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FNDX or HYG?: FNDX charges 0.25% a year and HYG charges 0.49%, so FNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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