Which returned more over the last year, CGIE or SPDW?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGIE returned +8.5% and SPDW +19.7%.

Which is cheaper, CGIE or SPDW?

SPDW is cheaper, by 0.51 percentage points a year. That is about $51 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do CGIE and SPDW overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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CGIE vs SPDW: Differences, Returns & Fees

CGIE and SPDW hold 23% of their weight in the same names, and SPDW returned +19.7% over the year. Net assets on Oct 8, 2026: $2.4bn for Capital Group International Equity ETF and $40.5bn for State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF.

SPDW costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.2 points; SPDW is 16.7 times larger.

	CGIE	SPDW
Expense ratio	0.54%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$2.4bn	$40.5bn
Total return, 1 year	+8.5%	+19.7%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	S&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI Index ?
Holdings in common	23%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	27.7%	12.9%
Below its high	5.0%, high on Aug 13, 2026	4.5%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+8.5%

CGIE total return, 1 year

+19.7%

SPDW total return, 1 year

0.54%

CGIE expense ratio

0.03%

SPDW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CGIE and SPDW hold 23% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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23% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CGIE SPDW

ASML Holding NV 4.72% 2.15%

SK hynix Inc 1.97% 2.21%

AstraZeneca PLC 2.69% 0.74%

Nestle SA 1.43% 0.72%

Siemens AG 1.24% 0.66%

SAP SE 1.72% 0.64%

Shopify Inc 1.05% 0.61%

Banco Santander SA 1.27% 0.61%

Tokyo Electron Ltd 1.62% 0.56%

TotalEnergies SE 3.55% 0.55%

Schneider Electric SE 1.15% 0.50%

Hitachi Ltd 1.36% 0.49%

Only in CGIE

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.12%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 2.92%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.65%

BeOne Medicines Ltd 0.50%

MercadoLibre Inc 0.46%

Only in SPDW

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S 2.68%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.95%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 0.90%

SHELL PLC 0.88%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GRO 0.82%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81%

NOVARTIS AG REG 0.79%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.67%

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On the same fields

CGIE

Capital Group International Equity ETF

SPDW

State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Capital Group State Street

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +8.5% +19.7%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 −8.8 pts +2.4 pts

Expense ratio 0.54% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 73 2448

Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026 $2.4bn $40.5bn

CGIE and SPDW on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

CGIE in plain words

CGIE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +8.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 73 positions, with the top ten at 27.7%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

SPDW in plain words

SPDW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,448 positions, with the top ten at 12.9%. It sat 4.5% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CGIE or SPDW?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CGIE returned +8.5% and SPDW +19.7%.
Which is cheaper, CGIE or SPDW?: SPDW is cheaper, by 0.51 percentage points a year. That is about $51 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CGIE and SPDW overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of CGIE and 0% of SPDW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

CGIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CGIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Capital Group page for CGIE ↗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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