Which returned more over the last year, CWI or IQLT?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CWI returned +17.8% and IQLT +14.8%.

Which is cheaper, CWI or IQLT?

Neither: CWI and IQLT both charge 0.30% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do CWI and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?

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

CWI vs IQLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

CWI and IQLT hold 28% of their weight in the same names, and CWI returned +17.8% over the year. Net assets: $2.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF, and $13.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF.

Both cost 0.30% a year; their one-year returns differ by 3.0 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

	CWI	IQLT
Expense ratio	0.30%	0.30%
Net assets, CWI as of Oct 8, 2026 and IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026	$2.9bn	$13.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.8%	+14.8%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	28%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	16.1%	23.7%
Below its high	3.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+17.8%

CWI total return, 1 year

+14.8%

IQLT total return, 1 year

0.30%

CWI expense ratio

0.30%

IQLT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CWI and IQLT hold 28% 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 Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

50%

half

28% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding CWI IQLT

ASML HOLDING NV 2.00% 6.01%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 0.85% 2.20%

SHELL PLC 0.78% 1.85%

NOVARTIS AG REG 0.72% 1.67%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.65% 1.59%

NESTLE SA REG 0.65% 1.69%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.60% 1.54%

ALLIANZ SE REG 0.55% 2.57%

ABB LTD REG 0.54% 1.93%

IBERDROLA SA 0.52% 1.35%

ADVANTEST CORP 0.52% 2.24%

TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 0.50% 1.40%

Only in CWI

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC 3.38%

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S 2.64%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR 1.96%

SK HYNIX INC 1.88%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.93%

TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 0.85%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.84%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GRO 0.69%

Only in IQLT

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 1.09%

HONG KONG EXCHANGES AND CLEARING 1.06%

NOVO NORDISK CLASS B 0.92%

INVESTOR CLASS B 0.80%

MS&AD INSURANCE GROUP HOLDINGS 0.59%

ATLAS COPCO CLASS A 0.57%

ATLAS COPCO CLASS B 0.31%

VOLVO CLASS B 0.31%

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On the same fields

CWI

State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF

IQLT

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +17.8% +14.8%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +0.6 pts −2.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.30% 0.30%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1110 294

Net assets, CWI as of Oct 8, 2026 and IQLT as of Oct 9, 2026 $2.9bn $13.6bn

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

CWI in plain words

CWI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% 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 1,110 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

IQLT in plain words

IQLT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 294 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CWI or IQLT?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CWI returned +17.8% and IQLT +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, CWI or IQLT?: Neither: CWI and IQLT both charge 0.30% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CWI and IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of CWI and 0% of IQLT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

CWI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CWI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗IQLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IQLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IQLT ↗

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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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