Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or SPSB?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or SPSB?

ACWX charges 0.32% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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ACWX vs SPSB: how they differ

ACWX and SPSB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ACWX returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and SPSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ACWX	Only in SPSB
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.69%	SALESFORCE INC 0.59%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.54%	AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA 0.46%
SK hynix Inc. 1.33%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.44%
Tencent Holdings Limited 1.07%	CITIGROUP INC 0.44%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86%	MORGAN STANLEY 0.40%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.39%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.79%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.39%
Novartis AG 0.77%	SPRINT CAPITAL CORP 0.39%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

ACWX and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF	SPSB State Street(R) SPDR(R) Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	MSCI ACWI ex U.S.	SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+23.0%	+2.5%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.5 pts	−15.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.04%
Holdings	1759	1599

ACWX in plain words

ACWX is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1759 positions, with the top ten at 14.6%.

SPSB in plain words

SPSB is a bond fund tracking the SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or SPSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and SPSB returned +2.5%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or SPSB?: ACWX charges 0.32% a year and SPSB charges 0.04%, so SPSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ACWX against SPSB, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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