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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and SPYM +13.7%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or SPYM?

SPYM is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do ACWX and SPYM overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 100% of SPYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to SPYM's +13.7%; 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 $185.0bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+13.7%

SPYM total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.02%

SPYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPYM costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; SPYM is 10.3 times larger.

ACWX vs SPYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	SPYM
Return
Measure	ACWX	SPYM
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+13.7%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	SPYM
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	SPYM
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	S&P 500 Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	SPYM
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.02%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$185.0bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	SPYM
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	38.1%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and SPYM 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 SPYM

ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.07% 0.10%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95% 0.07%

MERCK 0.06% 0.53%

PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.08% 0.06%

HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.06% 0.05%

VINCI SA 0.16% 0.04%

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.27% 0.04%

ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.04% 0.06%

EQT 0.04% 0.05%

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.17% 0.04%

PEMBINA PIPELINE 0.08% 0.04%

HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LTD 0.03% 0.04%

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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 SPYM

NVIDIA CORP 7.92%

APPLE INC 7.61%

MICROSOFT CORP 5.92%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.73%

ALPHABET INC CL A 2.83%

BROADCOM INC 2.44%

ALPHABET INC CL C 2.26%

META PLATFORMS INC CLASS A 2.05%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 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 500

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +13.7%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (IVV)

Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs IVV

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.02%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 1939 506

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $185.0bn

Former ticker none SPLG

ACWX and SPYM 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.

SPYM

SPYM tracks the S&P 500. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.02% 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 506 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or SPYM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and SPYM +13.7%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or SPYM?: SPYM is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and SPYM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 100% of SPYM 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 ↗

SPYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYM 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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