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VTI▼ −0.4%VOO▼ −0.5%IVV▼ −0.5%SPY▼ −0.5%VXUS▲ +0.3%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.2%BND▼ −0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.2%VO▲ +0.2%IEFA▲ +0.3%SPYM▼ −0.5%VGT▼ −2.7%VB▲ +0.6%VWO▲ +0.3%IEMG▲ +0.2%AGG▼ −0.2%GLD▲ +1.6%VIG▲ +0.2%XLK▼ −2.9%IJH▲ +0.8%BNDX▼ −0.1%SCHD▲ +0.3%IWF▼ −1.2%SGOV▼ −0.3%IJR▲ +0.8%QQQM▼ −1.4%VT▼ −0.1%RSP▲ +0.8%

VTI▼ −0.4%VOO▼ −0.5%IVV▼ −0.5%SPY▼ −0.5%VXUS▲ +0.3%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.2%BND▼ −0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.2%VO▲ +0.2%IEFA▲ +0.3%SPYM▼ −0.5%VGT▼ −2.7%VB▲ +0.6%VWO▲ +0.3%IEMG▲ +0.2%AGG▼ −0.2%GLD▲ +1.6%VIG▲ +0.2%XLK▼ −2.9%IJH▲ +0.8%BNDX▼ −0.1%SCHD▲ +0.3%IWF▼ −1.2%SGOV▼ −0.3%IJR▲ +0.8%QQQM▼ −1.4%VT▼ −0.1%RSP▲ +0.8%

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First Trust333 funds · $290B

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MA

Matthews Asia12 funds · $550M

First Trust and Matthews Asia, side by side.

The past 5 years, all their funds · Data as of Nov 3, 2026

1M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y

Tale of the tape

FIRST TRUST LEADS1of 1 matchups called

Fee per $100

Tale of the tape 5Y · lower fee wins

333Fundsin total12

167–10Made moneymade–lost, 5 years0–0

94%Win %

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funds that made money

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$87.0BMoney madefor investors, 5 years—

+45.8%Typical returnmiddle fund, 5 years—

32Launchesnew funds in 20260

$290BAssetsmoney invested$550M

$0.60Fee per $100paid each year · lower wins$0.80

MATTHEWS ASIA LEADS0of 1 matchups called

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Who wins each category · share of its funds that made money · 5Y

First Trust 0 · Matthews Asia 0

Incomesmall sample

100%20 of 20

$25.7BMADE—+56.1%TYPICAL—FDL+100.6%BEST—Open 48 funds →International

96%24 of 25

$1.5BMADE—+41.4%TYPICAL—FDT+69.0%BEST—Open 46 funds →Thematicsmall sample

91%10 of 11

$16.8BMADE—+62.8%TYPICAL—FTXL+204.5%BEST—Open 17 funds →

Twin funds: Matthews Asia is cheaper in 1 of 1. First Trust returned more in 1.

Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.

CHEAPER0 – 10 tieBETTER 1Y1 – 00 tieBETTER 5Y0 – 00 tie

International · 1

First TrustFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeMatthews Asia

FEM$0.80+17.2%+7.2%Emerging markets—+5.2%$0.79MEM

Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.

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The past 5 years. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.