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FNDESchwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Grow my money13y track recordRanked #292 of 3,055 in this goal

Tracks the total return of an index measuring large sized companies in emerging market countries.

By Schwab ETFs · Launched 2013

Annual Cost

0.39%

#1,988 of 6,040 · low cost

Fund Size

$10.3B

#288 of 6,040 · large

Return (1Y)

+22.1%

Track Record

13 years

#1,099 of 6,040 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,349+13.5%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Large

Strategy

Index enhanced

Index tracked

RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Emerging Markets Index

Holdings

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 26.0% of funddiversified

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd
5.9%
Vale SA
3.4%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd
3.1%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
2.8%
China Construction Bank Corp
2.3%
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras
2.2%
Petroleo Brasileiro SA - Petrobras
2.0%
Tencent Holdings Ltd
1.7%
Ping An Insurance Group Co of China Ltd
1.3%
China Petroleum & Chemical Corp
1.2%

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.1%
Cash
0.5%
Preferred
0.4%

By sector

Financial Services
24.9%
Technology
21.2%
Energy
13.9%
Basic Materials
12.6%
Consumer Cyclical
9.3%
Communication
6.2%
Industrials
4.8%
Consumer Defensive
3.1%
Other
4.1%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
16.0%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-39.9%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.04Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.52Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Tracks the total return of an index measuring large sized companies in emerging market countries.
Strategy
Invests primarily in stocks included in the RAFI Fundamental High Liquidity Emerging Markets Index, which measures large companies based on fundamental size. Uses sampling techniques to track the index's total return, focusing on emerging market countries.
Inception date
August 15, 2013
Fund family
Schwab ETFs

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Data updated on 2026-09-18