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VTI▼ −0.2%VOO▼ −0.4%IVV▼ −0.3%SPY▼ −0.4%VXUS▼ −0.1%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.3%BND▲ +0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.9%VO▲ +0.8%IEFA▲ +0.6%SPYM▼ −0.3%VGT▼ −1.1%VB▲ +1.3%VWO▼ −0.7%IEMG▼ −1.3%AGG▲ +0.3%GLD▼ −1.3%VIG▲ +1.3%XLK▼ −1.2%IJH▲ +1.2%IWF▼ −1.5%BNDX▲ +0.1%SCHD▲ +1.5%SGOV▲ +0.0%QQQM▼ −1.4%IJR▲ +1.6%RSP▲ +1.2%VT▼ −0.2%

VTI▼ −0.2%VOO▼ −0.4%IVV▼ −0.3%SPY▼ −0.4%VXUS▼ −0.1%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.3%BND▲ +0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.9%VO▲ +0.8%IEFA▲ +0.6%SPYM▼ −0.3%VGT▼ −1.1%VB▲ +1.3%VWO▼ −0.7%IEMG▼ −1.3%AGG▲ +0.3%GLD▼ −1.3%VIG▲ +1.3%XLK▼ −1.2%IJH▲ +1.2%IWF▼ −1.5%BNDX▲ +0.1%SCHD▲ +1.5%SGOV▲ +0.0%QQQM▼ −1.4%IJR▲ +1.6%RSP▲ +1.2%VT▼ −0.2%

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Simplify44 funds · $12.1B

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F/m20 funds · $10.4B

Simplify and F/m, side by side.

The past 5 years, all their funds · Data as of Oct 30, 2026

1M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y

Tale of the tape

SIMPLIFY LEADS0of 1 matchups called

Tale of the tape 5Y · lower fee wins

44Fundsin total20

10–1Made moneymade–lost, 5 years0–0

91%Win %funds that made money—

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$797M

Money madefor investors, 5 years

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+54.5%Typical returnmiddle fund, 5 years—

5Launchesnew funds in 20261

$12.1BAssetsmoney invested$10.4B

$0.44Fee per $100paid each year · lower wins$0.16

F/M LEADS1of 1 matchups called

Fee per $100

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

Simplify 0 · F/m 0

Bonds & cash

−$33MMADE—−43.1%TYPICAL—TYA−43.1%BEST—Open 30 funds →Incomesmall sample

$113MMADE—+76.0%TYPICAL—SPUC+76.0%BEST—Open 11 funds →

Twin funds: F/m is cheaper in 1 of 1. F/m 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 1Y0 – 10 tieBETTER 5Y0 – 00 tie

Bonds & cash · 1

SimplifyFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeF/m

AGGH$0.55−2.1%—Total bond market—−2.0%$0.31CPAG

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.