Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETF
$53.73+0.31 (+0.58%)
- 0.25%
- $25.3B
- +30.7%
- 3.06%
- 1.6M sh
- $53.38
- low $42.55high $56.48
The ETF.net FNDF Grade
B
Score 57 out of 100
- 12 of 21
Score 57 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.D25 out of 100Rank 15 of 21Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A100 out of 100Rank 1 of 18Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B63 out of 100Rank 3 of 21Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C45 out of 100Rank 13 of 21Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C52 out of 100Rank 12 of 20Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B68 out of 100Rank 7 of 21
Our read on FNDF
BMost developed-international index funds rank companies by market price. FNDF ranks them by fundamental business size and rebalances back to it, a contrarian, value-leaning route through roughly 900 of the same stocks.
The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, an index representing large companies from developed markets outside the United States, weighted according to fundamental size.
Why people hold it
- Weights companies by fundamental size rather than share price, so each rebalance trims what the market has bid up and tops up what it has marked down.schwabassetmanagement.com
- Roughly 900 large companies from developed markets outside the US, so the value tilt arrives with broad diversification instead of a narrow bet.
- Running since 2013 and now a multi-billion-dollar, actively traded fund, with a tight record of doing exactly what its RAFI index mandate says.
Worth knowing
- At 0.25%, it runs above the developed-international median of 0.18% and well above plain cap-weighted rivals VEA, SCHF and SPDW at 0.03%.
- Because weights ignore market price, results diverge from cap-weighted developed benchmarks in both directions. The value tilt is the design, not a glitch.schwabassetmanagement.com
- Distributions land on an annual or semiannual schedule, so the cash flow is lumpier than a monthly payer.
FNDF Holdings
- Stocks
- 900
- 15%
- 005930.KS
Sectors
- Financials20.7%
- Industrials13.4%
- Energy11.7%
- Technology11.7%
- Materials10.6%
- Consumer Discretionary9.2%
- Consumer Staples6.8%
- Health Care6.2%
- Utilities4.7%
- Communication4.1%
- Real Estate0.9%
Geography
- Japan23.48%
- United Kingdom13.94%
- Canada9.80%
- Korea (the Republic of)7.76%
- Switzerland6.43%
- Germany5.81%
- United States5.26%
- Australia4.89%
- 22.63%
Developed 90% · Emerging 10%
FNDF Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FNDF$13,066
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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 | FNDF |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +18.8% |
| 1 month | −4.3% |
| 3 months | +0.6% |
| 1 year | +30.7% |
| 3 years | +23.3% |
| 5 years | +13.9% |
| 10 years | +11.4% |
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 | FNDF |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +18.8% | |
| 2025 | +41.0% | |
| 2024 | +2.3% | |
| 2023 | +20.2% | |
| 2022 | −7.8% | |
| 2021 | +15.0% | |
| 2020 | +3.6% |
FNDF in the news
FNDF Dividends
- 3.06%
- $1.64
- $0.30 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
FNDF Risk
- 12.8%
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.
- 1.37
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.
- −25.6%
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.
- 0.97
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FNDF Cost
0.25%
FNDF0.25%
- The middle half of Developed International Core funds
- Median 0.09%
14 of the 21 Developed International Core funds charge less.
Other funds in Developed International Core
- BBBEUJPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +11.2%
- BFLEEFranklin FTSE Europe ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +11.6%
- BKOKUXtrackers MSCI Kokusai Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +15.8%
- CPXFInvesco RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETFExpense ratio 0.43%1 year return +30.1%
- CGSIDGoldman Sachs MarketBeta International Equity ETFExpense ratio 0.25%1 year return +16.1%