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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and XLE +61.2%.

Which is cheaper, ACWI or XLE?

XLE is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do ACWI and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWI vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWI returned +13.4% to XLE's +61.2%; 2% 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 $45.2bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+13.4%

ACWI total return, 1 year

+61.2%

XLE total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWI expense ratio

0.08%

XLE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLE costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 47.8 points; XLE is 1.4 times larger.

ACWI vs XLE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWI	XLE
Return
Measure	ACWI	XLE
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+61.2%
Benchmark
Measure	ACWI	XLE
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI	Energy Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWI	XLE
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$32.6bn	$46.1bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWI	XLE
Holdings in common	2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.9%	78.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and XLE hold 2% 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 XLE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.73% 23.98%

CHEVRON 0.41% 18.21%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 0.17% 7.18%

MARATHON PETROLEUM 0.12% 4.67%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 0.11% 4.26%

PHILLIPS 66 0.10% 4.41%

WILLIAMS 0.09% 4.22%

EOG RESOURCES 0.08% 4.07%

SLB 0.08% 3.86%

BAKER HUGHES CLASS A 0.06% 2.82%

DEVON ENERGY 0.06% 2.71%

KINDER MORGAN 0.06% 3.19%

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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 XLE

XAE ENERGY DEC26 0.01%

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Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF XLE State Street Energy Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Tracks an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year +13.4% +61.2%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 60.9% 99.8%

Holdings 2197 22

Net assets, ACWI as of Oct 28, 2026 and XLE as of Oct 27, 2026 $33.0bn $45.2bn

ACWI and XLE 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%.

XLE

XLE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +61.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 22 positions, with the top ten at 78.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or XLE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and XLE +61.2%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or XLE?: XLE is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWI and XLE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 100% of XLE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ACWI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWI ↗

XLE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLE 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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