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CWI vs VSGX: Differences, Returns & Fees

CWI and VSGX hold 60% of their weight in the same names, and VSGX returned +19.5% over the year. Net assets: $2.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF, and $6.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF.

VSGX costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.7 points.

CWIVSGX
Expense ratio0.30%0.10%
Net assets, CWI as of Oct 8, 2026 and VSGX as of Sep 30, 2026$2.9bn$6.7bn
Total return, 1 year+17.8%+19.5%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQFTSE Global All Cap ex US Choice Index
Holdings in common60%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.1%17.1%
Below its high3.9%, high on Sep 4, 20263.6%, high on Sep 4, 2026

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

+17.8%
CWI total return, 1 year
+19.5%
VSGX total return, 1 year
0.30%
CWI expense ratio
0.10%
VSGX expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CWI and VSGX hold 60% 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

half

60% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding CWI VSGX
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC 3.38% 5.37%
ASML HOLDING NV 2.00% 1.93%
SK HYNIX INC 1.88% 1.98%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 0.85% 0.90%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.84% 0.85%
NOVARTIS AG REG 0.72% 0.84%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GRO 0.69% 0.73%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.65% 0.71%
NESTLE SA REG 0.65% 0.74%
SIEMENS AG REG 0.65% 0.72%
SAP SE 0.62% 0.67%
BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.59% 0.64%
Only in CWI
SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S 2.64%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR 1.96%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.93%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 0.85%
SHELL PLC 0.78%
TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.63%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.60%
ABB LTD REG 0.54%
Only in VSGX
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.56%
SLCMT1142 1.18%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.28%
ICICI Bank Ltd 0.24%
L'Oreal SA 0.17%
MKTLIQ 0.15%
United Microelectronics Corp 0.14%
ITAU UNIBANCO HOLDING S-PREF 0.12%

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On the same fields

CWI
State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF
VSGX
Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +17.8% +19.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +0.6 pts +2.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.10%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1110 6631
Net assets, CWI as of Oct 8, 2026 and VSGX as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.9bn $6.7bn

CWI and VSGX 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.

VSGX in plain words

VSGX tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +19.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 6,631 positions, with the top ten at 17.1%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CWI or VSGX?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CWI returned +17.8% and VSGX +19.5%.
Which is cheaper, CWI or VSGX?
VSGX is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CWI and VSGX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of CWI and 0% of VSGX 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 ↗VSGX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VSGX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VSGX ↗

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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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