FNDC ETF — Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity ETF

Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity ETF (FNDC)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FNDC is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.12%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.64%, its expense ratio is 0.39%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 78/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 168.1% over the past 13.2 years, 305.4 points behind SPY at 473.5%.

Schwab Fundamental International Small Equity ETF is an ETF that tracks a fundamental-weighted index of small-cap companies in developed markets outside the U.S., investing at least 90% of its assets in index constituent stocks. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate with semi-annual distributions and carries an expense ratio of 0.39%. It appeals to income and value-oriented investors seeking international small-cap exposure with a fundamental approach to company selection.

FNDC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 168.1% over the past 13.2 years, 305.4 points behind SPY at 473.5%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.2%.

FNDC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

78 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.87%

Issuer

Schwab

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/15/2013

Expense ratio

0.39%

Distribution rate

1.12%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

3.64%

Last close

$49.45 (as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$3,072,946,902

Average volume

99717.0

Dividend

$0.278

Ex-dividend date

06/24/2026

Payment date

06/29/2026

Beta

1.04

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.12%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.64%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Schwab; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

FNDC risks and drawbacks

FNDC's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are semi-annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.2%.

Who may consider FNDC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FNDC pays semi-annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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