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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and XLB +18.5%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or XLB?

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to XLB's +18.5%; 0% 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 $8.1bn for State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+18.5%

XLB total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.08%

XLB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLB costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.2 points; ACWX is 2.2 times larger.

ACWX vs XLB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	XLB
Return
Measure	ACWX	XLB
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+18.5%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	XLB
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	XLB
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	Materials Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	XLB
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$8.1bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	XLB
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	58.5%

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

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX XLB

NEMETSCHEK 0.01% 6.56%

SODEXO SA 0.01% 3.41%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ACWX

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.07%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.19%

ASML HOLDING 1.77%

SK HYNIX 1.56%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%

SHELL 0.84%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%

Only in XLB

LINDE PLC 12.96%

FREEPORT MCMORAN INC 5.23%

ECOLAB INC 4.98%

VULCAN MATERIALS CO 4.89%

NUCOR CORP 4.89%

AIR PRODUCTS + CHEMICALS INC 4.84%

STEEL DYNAMICS INC 4.77%

SHERWIN WILLIAMS CO 4.73%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks an index of Materials

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +18.5%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.8%

Holdings 1939 25

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $8.1bn

ACWX and XLB 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.

XLB

XLB tracks an index of Materials. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.5% 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 25 positions, with the top ten at 58.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or XLB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and XLB +18.5%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or XLB?: XLB 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 ACWX and XLB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 100% of XLB 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 ↗

XLB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLB 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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