Schwab Fundamental U.S. Broad Market Index ETF
$31.780.00 (0.00%)
- 0.25%
- $1.51B
- +24.4%
- 1.42%
- 323K sh
- low $25.21high $32.03
The ETF.net FNDB Grade
C
Score 48 out of 100
- 10 of 11
Score 48 of 100 falls in the C 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.F11 out of 100Rank 10 of 11Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A74 out of 100Rank 11 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B66 out of 100Rank 1 of 11Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C42 out of 100Rank 7 of 11Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A85 out of 100Rank 1 of 11Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.D33 out of 100Rank 9 of 11
Our read on FNDB
In short
CMost total-market funds let share prices decide who's biggest. FNDB uses a different scoreboard: roughly 1,600 US companies weighted by fundamental measures of size, not market value.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the total return of an index covering U.S. companies and weighting them according to fundamental measures of size.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
FNDB Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FNDB$12,445
Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 | FNDB |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +21.0% |
| 1 month | +3.8% |
| 3 months | +2.9% |
| 1 year | +24.4% |
| 3 years | +23.3% |
| 5 years | +13.1% |
| 10 years | +14.4% |
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 | FNDB |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +21.0% | |
| 2025 | +16.2% | |
| 2024 | +16.2% | |
| 2023 | +18.5% | |
| 2022 | −7.5% | |
| 2021 | +31.5% | |
| 2020 | +9.4% |
FNDB in the news
FNDB Dividends
- 1.42%
- $0.45
- $0.12 per share
- Quarterly
FNDB Risk
- 11.7%
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.
- 1.48
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.
- −19.3%
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.
- 0.89
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.
FNDB Cost
Overpaying vs BBUS, cheapest in Total US Market
$4,733
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
FNDB 0.25%
$5,159
BBUS 0.02% Cheapest
$426
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | FNDB | BBUS | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $455 | $37 | $418 |
| 20 | $1,769 | $144 | $1,625 |
| 30 | $5,159 | $426 | $4,733 |
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