FNDE ETF — Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF

Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF (FNDE)

FNDE is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.87%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.46%, its expense ratio is 0.39%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 35/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 156.8% over the past 13.1 years, 324.4 points behind SPY at 481.2%.

At the current 0.87% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $87 per year, or about $43.50 per semi-annual payment if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Schwab's Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF tracks a fundamentals-based index of large-cap companies in emerging markets, holding at least eighty percent of assets in stocks and depositary receipts included in the index. The fund carries a moderate current distribution rate with semi-annual distributions and charges an expense ratio of 0.39%. It appeals to income-focused investors seeking equity exposure to emerging markets through a value-oriented selection approach.

FNDE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-21.

Total return is 156.8% over the past 13.1 years, 324.4 points behind SPY at 481.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 24.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.2%.

FNDE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

35 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.30%

Issuer

Schwab

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/15/2013

Expense ratio

0.39%

Distribution rate

0.87%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

3.46%

Last close

$42.94 (as of 2026-09-21)

NAV

$42.26

Premium / discount

1.61% premium

AUM

$10,362,403,468

Average volume

1842603.0

Last dividend

$0.187

Last ex-dividend date

06/24/2026 (as of 2026-06-24)

Last payment date

06/29/2026 (as of 2026-06-29)

Beta

0.75

P/E ratio

12.3119

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.87%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (3.46%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. 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.

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.

FNDE risks and drawbacks

FNDE'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 10.2%.

Who may consider FNDE — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FNDE 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.

Frequently asked questions

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