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APIE vs SPDW: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, APIE returned +11.9% to SPDW's +20.6%; 44% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Aug 31, 2026 for ActivePassive International Equity ETF, and $40.8bn on Nov 3, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF.

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At a glance
+11.9%
APIE total return, 1 year
+20.6%
SPDW total return, 1 year
0.45%
APIE expense ratio
0.03%
SPDW expense ratio

Pair scorecard

SPDW costs 0.42 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.7 points.

APIE vs SPDW: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureAPIESPDW
Return
Total return, 1 year+11.9%+20.6%
Drawdown
Below its high4.1%, high on Aug 10, 20263.8%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksNo index, actively managedS&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.45%0.03%
Net assets, APIE as of Aug 31, 2026 and SPDW as of Nov 3, 2026$1.2bn$40.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common44%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund23.4%12.3%

Method

What they share

44%

By the books each fund has filed, APIE and SPDW hold 44% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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44% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first APIE SPDW
ASML Holding NV 1.75% 1.84%
Roche Holding AG 1.09% 1.02%
HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01% 0.88%
AstraZeneca PLC 1.01% 0.88%
Novartis AG 0.81% 0.90%
Shell PLC 0.78% 0.92%
SAP SE 1.27% 0.72%
Siemens AG 0.95% 0.68%
Nestle SA 0.66% 0.82%
Toyota Motor Corp 0.63% 0.71%
BHP Group Ltd 0.68% 0.61%
Allianz SE 0.75% 0.57%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in APIE
TSMC 11.50%
Tencent Holdings Ltd 2.46%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 1.51%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitt 0.72%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 0.69%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.65%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Grou 0.51%
HDFC Bank Ltd 0.48%
Only in SPDW
SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S 2.30%
SK HYNIX INC 1.85%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.87%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GRO 0.79%
TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.63%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRAL 0.60%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.59%
SHOPIFY INC CLASS A 0.54%
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Side by side

APIE ActivePassive International Equity ETF SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Envestnet State Street
What it is Actively managed Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +11.9% +20.6%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +16.8% (CWI)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +3.8 pts vs CWI
Expense ratio 0.45% 0.03%
Already in the S&P 500 0.7% 0.0%
Holdings 547 2447
Net assets, APIE as of Aug 31, 2026 and SPDW as of Nov 3, 2026 $1.2bn $40.8bn

APIE and SPDW on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
APIE

APIE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +11.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 1% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 547 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

SPDW

SPDW tracks an index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +20.6% with distributions reinvested, against +16.8% for its benchmark, the MSCI All Country World ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,447 positions, with the top ten at 12.3%. It sat 3.8% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, APIE or SPDW?
In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, APIE returned +11.9% and SPDW +20.6%.
Which is cheaper, APIE or SPDW?
SPDW is cheaper, by 0.42 percentage points a year. That is about $42 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do APIE and SPDW overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 1% of APIE and 0% of SPDW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
APIE on its own →SPDW on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →APIE dividend history →APIE holdings →SPDW dividend history →SPDW holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
APIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
APIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Envestnet website ↗
SPDW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
SPDW 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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