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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and TLT returned −6.4%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FNDX or TLT?

FNDX charges 0.25% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT 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 TLT: how they differ

FNDX and TLT 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 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FNDX and TLT 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 TLT
Apple Inc 4.64%	TREASURY BOND (2OLD) 4.16%
Intel Corp 2.57%	TREASURY BOND (OLD) 4.05%
Alphabet Inc 2.38%	TREASURY BOND (OTR) 1.03%
Microsoft Corp 2.33%	TREASURY BOND 0.02%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.29%
Alphabet Inc 1.90%
Amazon.com Inc 1.86%
Micron Technology Inc 1.60%

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 TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FNDX Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Schwab	iShares
What it is	Fundamental U.S. Large Company	20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	+26.1%	−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+8.6 pts	−23.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.15%
Holdings	733	41

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%.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FNDX or TLT?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FNDX returned +26.1% and TLT returned −6.4%, so FNDX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FNDX or TLT?: FNDX charges 0.25% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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