Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company Index ETF
$36.13−0.35 (−0.97%)
- 0.25%
- $8.78B
- +20.7%
- 1.21%
- 1.49M sh
- low $29.31high $38.59
The ETF.net FNDA Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 11 of 17
Score 61 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.D34 out of 100Rank 11 of 17Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A79 out of 100Rank 14 of 16Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B60 out of 100Rank 7 of 17Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A85 out of 100Rank 3 of 17Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.B68 out of 100Rank 9 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B65 out of 100Rank 7 of 17
Our read on FNDA
In short
BMost small-cap index funds size positions by stock price. FNDA sizes them by fundamental measures of business size instead, which tilts the portfolio toward value. Schwab's contrarian take on small-cap indexing.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, an index representing small U.S. companies selected and weighted according to fundamental size measures.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
FNDA Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FNDA$12,071
Returns run to the Nov 9, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | FNDA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +16.8% |
| 1 month | +2.4% |
| 3 months | −4.2% |
| 1 year | +20.7% |
| 3 years | +17.6% |
| 5 years | +6.3% |
| 10 years | +10.2% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FNDA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +16.8% | |
| 2025 | +7.4% | |
| 2024 | +9.0% | |
| 2023 | +20.3% | |
| 2022 | −14.8% | |
| 2021 | +31.1% |
FNDA in the news
FNDA Dividends
- 1.21%
- $0.44
- $0.13 per share
- Quarterly
FNDA Risk
- 17.6%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.77
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −25.9%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.06
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
FNDA Cost
Overpaying vs VB, tied cheapest in US Small-Cap
$4,521
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
FNDA 0.25%
$5,159
VB 0.03% Tied cheapest
$638
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | FNDA | VB | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $455 | $55 | $400 |
| 20 | $1,769 | $216 | $1,553 |
| 30 | $5,159 | $638 | $4,521 |
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