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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and SDY +16.5%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or SDY?

ACWX 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 ACWX and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 84% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to SDY's +16.5%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.9bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and $21.9bn for State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+16.5%

SDY total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.35%

SDY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWX costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points; SDY is 1.2 times larger.

ACWX vs SDY: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	SDY
Return
Measure	ACWX	SDY
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+16.5%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	SDY
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	SDY
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	S&P High Yield Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	SDY
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$21.9bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	SDY
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	20.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and SDY hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX SDY

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95% 0.59%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.30% 0.39%

CSL 0.19% 0.55%

ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.04% 1.03%

RB GLOBAL 0.04% 0.35%

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.01% 1.55%

BUDIMEX SA 0.00% 1.50%

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Only in ACWX

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.07%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.19%

ASML HOLDING 1.77%

SK HYNIX 1.56%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%

SHELL 0.84%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%

NOVARTIS AG 0.80%

Only in SDY

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 3.73%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.81%

CHEVRON CORP 2.15%

REALTY INCOME CORP 1.94%

PEPSICO INC 1.82%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.79%

TARGET CORP 1.59%

KENVUE INC 1.55%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF SDY State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks the S&P Dividend

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +16.5%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 84.4%

Holdings 1939 156

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $21.9bn

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

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About each fund

ACWX

ACWX tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,939 positions, with the top ten at 15.6%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

SDY

SDY tracks the S&P Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 156 positions, with the top ten at 20.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or SDY?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and SDY +16.5%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or SDY?: ACWX 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 ACWX and SDY overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 84% of SDY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ACWX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWX ↗

SDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SDY 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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