FNDF ETF — Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF

Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF (FNDF)

FNDF is an ETF. its distribution rate is 1.07%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.97%, its expense ratio is 0.25%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 35/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 215.1% over the past 13.1 years, 266.1 points behind SPY at 481.2%.

At the current 1.07% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $107 per year, or about $53.50 per semi-annual payment if the next payment matches the last regular one.

Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF is an equity fund that tracks a fundamental-weighted index of large-cap developed market companies outside the United States, investing at least 90% of its net assets in index constituent stocks. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate with semi-annual distributions and carries a low expense ratio of 0.25%. It appeals to income-focused international equity investors seeking exposure to developed markets beyond the U.S. at a competitive cost.

FNDF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-21.

Total return is 215.1% over the past 13.1 years, 266.1 points behind SPY at 481.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 33.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.6%.

FNDF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

35 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.37%

Issuer

Schwab

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

08/15/2013

Expense ratio

0.25%

Distribution rate

1.07%

Distribution frequency

Semi-Annual

Trailing yield

2.97%

Last close

$55.19 (as of 2026-09-21)

NAV

$54.64

Premium / discount

1.01% premium

AUM

$26,375,238,737

Average volume

1732812.0

Last dividend

$0.296

Last ex-dividend date

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

Last payment date

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

Beta

0.97

P/E ratio

16.4248

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.07%) 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 (2.97%) 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 or company page; 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.

FNDF risks and drawbacks

FNDF'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 10.6%.

Who may consider FNDF — and who may not

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