Which returned more over the last year, FV or SCHM?

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FV returned +20.0% and SCHM +23.5%.

Which is cheaper, FV or SCHM?

SCHM is cheaper, by 0.86 percentage points a year. That is about $86 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FV and SCHM overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FV and 30% of SCHM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Across categories

FV vs SCHM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, FV returned +20.0% to SCHM's +23.5%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.8bn on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF, and $14.9bn on Aug 31, 2026 for Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+20.0%

FV total return, 1 year

+23.5%

SCHM total return, 1 year

0.89%

FV expense ratio

0.03%

SCHM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SCHM costs 0.86 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.5 points.

FV vs SCHM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FV	SCHM
Return
Measure	FV	SCHM
Total return, 1 year	+20.0%	+23.5%
Drawdown
Measure	FV	SCHM
Below its high	4.1%, high on Oct 28, 2026	3.3%, high on Jun 30, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	FV	SCHM
What it tracks	Dorsey Wright Focus Five Index	Dow Jones U.S. Mid-Cap Total Stock Market Index
Cost and size
Measure	FV	SCHM
Expense ratio	0.89%	0.03%
Net assets, FV as of Nov 3, 2026 and SCHM as of Aug 31, 2026	$3.8bn	$14.9bn
Holdings
Measure	FV	SCHM
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	99.9%	12.4%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FV and SCHM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FV SCHM

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FV

First Trust Nasdaq Pharmaceuticals ETF 22.02%

First Trust NYSE® Arca® Biotechnology Index Fund 21.16%

First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF 20.98%

First Trust Technology AlphaDEX® Fund 18.53%

First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector Index Fund 17.19%

Only in SCHM

Sandisk Corp 4.32%

Lumentum Holdings Inc 1.32%

Coherent Corp 1.01%

Ciena Corp 1.01%

Bloom Energy Corp 1.00%

Moderna Inc 0.92%

Revolution Medicines Inc 0.77%

Flex Ltd 0.75%

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Side by side

FV First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF SCHM Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust Schwab

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +20.0% +23.5%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.8% (VOO) +14.8% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark +5.2 pts vs VOO +8.7 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.89% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 30.2%

Holdings 5 491

Net assets, FV as of Nov 3, 2026 and SCHM as of Aug 31, 2026 $3.8bn $14.9bn

FV and SCHM on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

FV tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.89% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 5 positions, with the top ten at 99.9%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Oct 28, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

SCHM

SCHM tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +23.5% with distributions reinvested, against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 491 positions, with the top ten at 12.4%. It sat 3.3% below its high of Jun 30, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FV or SCHM?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FV returned +20.0% and SCHM +23.5%.
Which is cheaper, FV or SCHM?: SCHM is cheaper, by 0.86 percentage points a year. That is about $86 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FV and SCHM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of FV and 30% of SCHM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

FV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for FV ↗

SCHM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SCHM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Schwab website ↗

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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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