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CWI vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

CWI and VXUS hold 68% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $2.9bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF, and $163.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.

VXUS costs 0.25 points a year less; both returned +17.8% over a year.

CWIVXUS
Expense ratio0.30%0.05%
Net assets, CWI as of Oct 8, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026$2.9bn$163.2bn
Total return, 1 year+17.8%+17.8%
What it tracksnot read by ETFIQFTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Holdings in common68%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.1%14.1%
Below its high3.9%, 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
+17.8%
VXUS total return, 1 year
0.30%
CWI expense ratio
0.05%
VXUS expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CWI and VXUS hold 68% 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.

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68% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding CWI VXUS
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC 3.38% 3.98%
SK HYNIX INC 1.88% 1.46%
ASML HOLDING NV 2.00% 1.43%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD 0.85% 0.78%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.93% 0.77%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 0.85% 0.67%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.84% 0.62%
NOVARTIS AG REG 0.72% 0.62%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LTD 0.58% 0.59%
SHELL PLC 0.78% 0.56%
NESTLE SA REG 0.65% 0.55%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GRO 0.69% 0.54%
Only in CWI
SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S 2.64%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR 1.96%
HON HAI PRECISION GDR REG S 0.29%
PETROLEO BRASIL SP PREF ADR 0.25%
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 0.22%
RELIANCE INDS SPONS GDR 144A 0.22%
ICICI BANK LTD SPON ADR 0.19%
NU HOLDINGS LTD/CAYMAN ISL A 0.13%
Only in VXUS
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.90%
SLCMT1142 1.83%
MKTLIQ 0.65%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.21%
Reliance Industries Ltd 0.20%
BHP Group Ltd 0.19%
ICICI Bank Ltd 0.18%
Air Liquide SA 0.17%

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On the same fields

CWI
State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF
VXUS
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer State Street Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Total International Stock
Total return, 1 year +17.8% +17.8%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +0.6 pts +0.5 pts
Expense ratio 0.30% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1110 8802
Net assets, CWI as of Oct 8, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.9bn $163.2bn

CWI and VXUS 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.

VXUS in plain words

VXUS tracks an index of Total International Stock. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 8,802 positions, with the top ten at 14.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, CWI or VXUS?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, CWI returned +17.8% and VXUS +17.8%.
Which is cheaper, CWI or VXUS?
VXUS is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do CWI and VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of CWI and 0% of VXUS 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 ↗VXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VXUS ↗

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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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