FNDE

📎 Investment Objective

The Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF seeks to track the performance of the Russell RAFI Emerging Markets Index, which is designed to provide exposure to emerging market companies based on fundamental factors such as sales, cash flow, and dividends plus buybacks.

✨ Key Features

• Provides exposure to emerging market equities using a fundamentally-weighted index approach
• Focuses on companies with strong sales, cash flow, and dividends plus buybacks
• Low expense ratio of 0.00%
• Relatively new fund with limited performance history

⚠️ Primary Risks

• Emerging markets risk - Emerging markets may be subject to greater political, economic and social instability, and information inefficiency
• Foreign investment risk - Investments in foreign securities may be subject to currency fluctuations and political or economic conditions in the foreign country
• Indexing risk - The performance of the fund may not match the performance of the underlying index
• Limited performance history - As a new fund, there is limited data on long-term returns

👤 Best For

The Schwab Fundamental Emerging Markets Equity ETF may be suitable for long-term investors seeking exposure to emerging market equities through a fundamentally-weighted index approach. Due to the higher risk profile of emerging markets, this ETF is best suited for investors with a higher risk tolerance and a longer investment horizon.