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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FEOE returned +20.2% and SPDW +17.0%.

Which is cheaper, FEOE or SPDW?

SPDW is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 3% of FEOE and 0% of SPDW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FEOE vs SPDW: Differences, Returns & Fees

FEOE and SPDW hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and FEOE returned +20.2% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF, and $40.9bn on Oct 20, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF.

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SPDW costs 0.47 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; SPDW is far larger, $23.3bn against $18m.

FEOE vs SPDW: Differences, Returns & Fees
	FEOE	SPDW
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025	$18m	$23.3bn
Total return, 1 year	+20.2%	+17.0%
What it tracks	not published	S&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI Index
Holdings in common	8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	30.4%	12.1%
Below its high		5.3%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+20.2%

FEOE total return, 1 year

+17.0%

SPDW total return, 1 year

0.50%

FEOE expense ratio

0.03%

SPDW expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FEOE and SPDW hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FEOE SPDW

Shell PLC 3.95% 0.92%

Nestle SA 1.89% 0.79%

Unilever PLC 1.59% 0.44%

British American Tobacco PLC 3.80% 0.37%

Cie Financiere Richemont SA 2.32% 0.34%

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitt 2.71% 0.34%

AIA Group Ltd 1.00% 0.32%

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd 0.51% 0.30%

Keyence Corp 1.53% 0.30%

Lloyds Banking Group PLC 1.28% 0.28%

Investor AB 1.73% 0.24%

Barrick Mining Corp 1.03% 0.21%

Only in FEOE

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB 2.25%

TSMC 1.94%

Ambev SA 1.68%

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV 1.55%

Newmont Corp 1.47%

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 1.25%

Willis Towers Watson PLC 1.12%

Itausa SA 0.99%

Only in SPDW

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S 2.32%

ASML HOLDING NV 1.97%

SK HYNIX INC 1.70%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 0.98%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.96%

NOVARTIS AG REG 0.84%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.83%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GRO 0.81%

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On the same fields

FEOE

First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF

SPDW

State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Eagle State Street

What it is Equity fund Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +20.2% +17.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +17.5% (EEM) +15.0% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark +2.6 pts vs EEM +2.0 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 3.4% 0.0%

Holdings 75 2448

Net assets, FEOE as of May 31, 2026 and SPDW as of Oct 20, 2026 $1.3bn $40.9bn

FEOE and SPDW on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About FEOE

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 3% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 30.4%.

About SPDW

SPDW tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested, against +15.0% 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 Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,448 positions, with the top ten at 12.1%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FEOE or SPDW?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FEOE returned +20.2% and SPDW +17.0%.
Which is cheaper, FEOE or SPDW?: SPDW is cheaper, by 0.47 percentage points a year. That is about $47 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FEOE and SPDW overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 3% of FEOE and 0% of SPDW by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

FEOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FEOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Eagle 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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