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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and SPSB +2.2%.

Which is cheaper, ACWI or SPSB?

SPSB is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWI vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWI returned +13.4% to SPSB's +2.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $33.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI ACWI ETF, and $11.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+13.4%

ACWI total return, 1 year

+2.2%

SPSB total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWI expense ratio

0.04%

SPSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPSB costs 0.28 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.2 points; ACWI is 2.9 times larger.

ACWI vs SPSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWI	SPSB
Return
Measure	ACWI	SPSB
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+2.2%
Benchmark
Measure	ACWI	SPSB
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI	Bloomberg U.S. 1-3 Year Corporate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWI	SPSB
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$32.6bn	$11.2bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWI	SPSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	61%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and SPSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWI SPSB

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ACWI

APPLE 4.97%

NVIDIA 4.89%

MICROSOFT 3.66%

AMAZON.COM INC 2.39%

ALPHABET CLASS A 1.83%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.77%

BROADCOM INC 1.51%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.44%

Only in SPSB

SALESFORCE INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4.65 0.66%

AERCAP IRELAND CAP/GLOBA COMPANY GUAR 10/28 3 0.47%

PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER COMPANY GUAR 05/28 4.45 0.45%

AMAZON.COM INC SR UNSECURED 03/29 4 0.45%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP SR UNSECURED 12/28 VAR 0.45%

NVIDIA CORP SR UNSECURED 06/29 4.35 0.43%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC SR UNSECURED 05/29 VAR 0.38%

ORACLE CORP SR UNSECURED 02/29 4.55 0.37%

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Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF SPSB State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond

Total return, 1 year +13.4% +2.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.6 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.04%

Holdings 2197 1684

Net assets, ACWI as of Oct 28, 2026 and SPSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $33.0bn $11.3bn

ACWI and SPSB on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

ACWI

ACWI tracks the MSCI ACWI. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 61% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,197 positions, with the top ten at 24.9%.

SPSB

SPSB tracks an index of Short Term Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.2% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or SPSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and SPSB +2.2%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or SPSB?: SPSB is cheaper, by 0.28 percentage points a year. That is about $28 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ACWI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWI ↗

SPSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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