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FICS vs PIEQ
First Trust International Developed Cap Strength ETF vs Principal International Equity ETF
Key differences
Both FICS and PIEQ are equity ETFs. FICS charges 0.70% a year and PIEQ 0.48%. The main difference: PIEQ costs 0.22% less per year.
- PIEQ costs 0.22% less per year.
- PIEQ is much larger than FICS. Larger funds are usually more liquid and less likely to close.
Side-by-side comparison
| FICS | PIEQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual cost (TER) | 0.70% | 0.48% |
| Fund size (AUM) | $214M | $1.4B |
| Since | 2020 | 2024 |
| Dividend yield | 1.91% | 1.19% |
| Asset class | equity | equity |
| Region | global ex us | global ex us |
| Strategy | index tracking | index tracking |
| CAGR 1Y | +3.7% | +23.2% |
| CAGR 3Y | +10.1% | N/A |
| CAGR 5Y | +5.2% | N/A |
| Sharpe 3Y | 0.52 | N/A |
| Volatility 1Y | 13.29% | 16.46% |
| Max drawdown | -29.16% | -15.17% |
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