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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and XRT +2.4%.

Which is cheaper, ACWI or XRT?

ACWI is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 22% of XRT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWI vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWI returned +13.4% to XRT's +2.4%; 3% 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 $362m on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF.

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At a glance

+13.4%

ACWI total return, 1 year

+2.4%

XRT total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWI expense ratio

0.35%

XRT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWI costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.0 points; ACWI is far larger, $32.6bn against $367m.

ACWI vs XRT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWI	XRT
Return
Measure	ACWI	XRT
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+2.4%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWI	XRT
Below its high		9.9%, high on Nov 16, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	ACWI	XRT
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI	S&P Retail Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWI	XRT
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$32.6bn	$367m
Holdings
Measure	ACWI	XRT
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.9%	16.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and XRT hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWI XRT

AMAZON.COM INC 2.39% 1.37%

WALMART 0.51% 1.54%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 0.43% 1.50%

TJX 0.15% 1.52%

OREILLY AUTOMOTIVE INC 0.07% 1.42%

ROSS STORES INC 0.07% 1.39%

TARGET CORP 0.07% 1.28%

VINCI SA 0.06% 1.39%

AUTOZONE 0.05% 1.47%

TESCO PLC 0.05% 1.29%

CARVANA CLASS A 0.04% 1.10%

EBAY 0.04% 1.55%

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Only in ACWI

APPLE 4.97%

NVIDIA 4.89%

MICROSOFT 3.66%

ALPHABET CLASS A 1.83%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.77%

BROADCOM INC 1.51%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.44%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.33%

Only in XRT

KOHLS CORP 1.85%

MAPLEBEAR INC 1.76%

BATH + BODY WORKS INC 1.69%

ETSY INC 1.68%

VICTORIA S SECRET + CO 1.66%

BJ S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS 1.62%

GAMESTOP CORP CLASS A 1.60%

OLLIE S BARGAIN OUTLET HOLDI 1.60%

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Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF XRT State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Tracks the S&P Retail

Total return, 1 year +13.4% +2.4%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 60.9% 22.5%

Holdings 2197 74

Net assets, ACWI as of Oct 28, 2026 and XRT as of Oct 27, 2026 $33.0bn $362m

ACWI and XRT 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%.

XRT

XRT tracks the S&P Retail. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 74 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Nov 16, 2021 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or XRT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and XRT +2.4%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or XRT?: ACWI is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWI and XRT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 22% of XRT 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 ↗

XRT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XRT 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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