
diversified foreign-stock funds have substantial exposure to Europe, too. For example, Fidelity Spartan International Index FSIIX , which tracks the MSCI EAFE Index, has more than 40% of its portfolio in stocks from continental Europe's developed markets
Fidelity just announced that it is actually raising fees on its Investor share class for Fidelity Spartan International Index FSIIX to 0.20% from 0.10%. Fidelity had long subsidized fees to keep them that low and had given strong indications that it
Spartan Extended Market Index FSEMX, which tracks the Wilshire 4500 Completion Index; and Fidelity Spartan International Index FSIIX , which tracks the MSCI EAFE Index. Fidelity Spartan International's situation is a bit different from the others'. The
Fund provides little exposure to anything but large-cap stocks in developed markets.As with all index funds, this one can't shift out of weak stocks, and weightings of outperforming stocks, sectors, and countries get bigger and bigger.Over short-term periods, use of fair value pricing can put the
vanguard funds! The two fund choices are: Dodge & Cox Intl Stock (DODFX) Spartan International Index Fund - Investor Class ( FSIIX ) Being a Boglehead, I looked to the index fund first. However, after looking at the geographical diversification between
to make. There were only four main contenders providing broad geographical exposure. Fidelity Spartan International Index FSIIX and Vanguard Developed Markets Index VDMIX--like quasi-index fund Vanguard Tax-Managed International VTMGX--tracked
offers only 1 international index fund FSIIX (Fidelity Spartan), but offers 28 active managed international funds. FSIIX does not have any emerging market exposure ..... and was thinking about switching to FSIIX because of its lower cost. FSIIX expense
22% as of February 2011), more than doubled the cost of Fidelity's EAFE-tracker, Fidelity Spartan International Index FSIIX . Moreover, one of its siblings, Vanguard Tax-Managed International VTMGX, also tracked the EAFE closely (though it
50 y.o. investing in a tax deferred account. Here is what I've come up with so far: FLGEX...10%FLVEX...10%FCPGX...10%FCPVX...10% FSIIX ....10% FEMKX...5% FRESX...10% FBIDX...35% Thanks, David
Staples Portfolio FSENX 5% Select Energy Portfolio FSPHX 5% Select Health Care Portfolio FSDPX 5% Select Materials Portfolio FSIIX 10% Spartan International Index Fund FTBFX 10% Fidelity Total Bond Fund FBIDX 10% Spartan U.S. Bond Index Fund PTLDX 10