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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and XLP +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or XLP?

XLP 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 XLP overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to XLP's +13.8%; 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 $14.6bn for State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+13.8%

XLP total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.08%

XLP expense ratio

Pair scorecard

XLP costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; ACWX is 1.2 times larger.

ACWX vs XLP: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	XLP
Return
Measure	ACWX	XLP
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	XLP
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	3.5%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	XLP
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	Consumer Staples Select Sector Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	XLP
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$14.6bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	XLP
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	62.9%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and XLP hold 0% 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 ACWX XLP

ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.17% 1.60%

VINCI SA 0.16% 1.67%

ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.04% 2.25%

BAWAG GROUP AG 0.04% 0.95%

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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%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%

SHELL 0.84%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%

Only in XLP

WALMART INC 11.05%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 9.14%

PROCTER + GAMBLE CO 7.69%

COCA COLA CO 7.34%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 6.56%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 4.54%

COLGATE PALMOLIVE CO 4.39%

MONDELEZ INTERNATIONAL INC A 4.19%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF XLP State Street Consumer Staples 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 Consumer staples

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +13.8%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 99.6%

Holdings 1939 36

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $14.6bn

ACWX and XLP 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.

XLP

XLP tracks an index of Consumer staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% 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 36 positions, with the top ten at 62.9%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or XLP?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and XLP +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or XLP?: XLP 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 XLP overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 100% of XLP 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 ↗

XLP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XLP 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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