… s expense ratio is a pricey 0.75%, 20 basis points more than Schwab Fundamental International Small Company Index Fund SFILX , a mutual fund version of the strategy, and high for international value exposure. Granted, the exchange-traded fund has …
… cousins. We have to dive into mutual funds to find good substitutes. Schwab Fundamental International Small Mid Company Index SFILX is a compelling alternative if you're dead set against cap-weighting but looking for lower costs and a more tested methodology …
… market liquidity and hefty 0.75% expense ratio work against it. Schwab Fundamental International Small-Mid Company Index SFILX follows the same index as PDN and charges 0.55% a year. The ETF tracks a subset of the WisdomTree International Dividend …
… but again, 5-Stars seems a little generous??? The three international Schwab RAFI Fundamental index funds, SFNNX, SFILX , and SFENX, are still rated 3-Stars. I started using all five funds for my UTMA accounts about 3 years ago, and in 2011 …
… noticed some input errors on M*'s 'Quote' pages for some Schwab fund distributions, which were made on 12/08/2011. SFILX shows: Distribution Total 0.6452; this is correct ltcg 0.2516; ltcg should be 0.2322 stcg 0.2322; stcg should be …
… Schwab has come out with other international index funds, such as Schwab Fundamental International Small Mid Company Index SFILX . That one illustrates another trend in indexing: It veers away from the market-cap-weighted model of most international …
… Index Funds? I am cautiously increasing my amounts regularly; and am thinking about a third; Schwab Fundamental International Small Mid Co Index-- SFILX . Just looking for some constructive thoughts on newer index funds. Thanks Riprock
… great, while the U.S. are just so-so to slightly behind average: SFNNX LC Int'l +4.98%YTD; Top 14% category rank SFILX SC Int'l +2.32%YTD; Top 1% category rank SFENX EM +0.19YTD; Top 14% category rank SFLNX U.S. LC +3.11YTD …
… Index Funds, SFLNX and SFSNX, and an explanation for the under-performance of all three International Funds, SFNNX, SFILX , and SFENX." On 1/11/2011 I received a preliminary 2010 Attributions report from RAFI. Unfortunately, the tables are …
… VDMIX VG Developed = +8.54% VFWIX VG All World = +11.69% ------------------------------ SFILX RAFI Int'l SC = +18.62% VFSVX VG All World SC = +24.97 …