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

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

Which is cheaper, SPDW or VEA?

Neither: SPDW and VEA both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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SPDW vs VEA: Differences, Returns & Fees

SPDW and VEA hold 86% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $40.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF, and $231.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF.

Both cost 0.03% a year; both returned +19.7% over a year; VEA is 5.6 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

	SPDW	VEA
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$41.1bn	$231.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+19.7%	+19.7%
What it tracks	S&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI Index ?	FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index
Holdings in common	86%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.9%	13.0%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Sep 4, 2026	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+19.7%

SPDW total return, 1 year

+19.7%

VEA total return, 1 year

0.03%

SPDW expense ratio

0.03%

VEA expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPDW and VEA hold 86% 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.

50%

half

86% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SPDW VEA

SK HYNIX INC 2.21% 2.01%

ASML HOLDING NV 2.15% 1.96%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.95% 1.05%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 0.90% 0.92%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81% 0.86%

NOVARTIS AG REG 0.79% 0.85%

SHELL PLC 0.88% 0.77%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GRO 0.82% 0.74%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.74% 0.72%

NESTLE SA REG 0.72% 0.75%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.66% 0.72%

SIEMENS AG REG 0.66% 0.73%

Only in SPDW

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S 2.68%

SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY SA 0.25%

NEBIUS GROUP NV 0.15%

ARM HOLDINGS PLC ADR 0.12%

SEA LTD ADR 0.11%

AERCAP HOLDINGS NV 0.08%

RELX PLC 0.06%

POSCO HOLDINGS INC SPON ADR 0.06%

Only in VEA

SLBBH1142 1.25%

Air Liquide SA 0.21%

L'Oreal SA 0.18%

Lenovo Group Ltd 0.09%

Sunbelt Rentals Holdings Inc 0.09%

Engie SA 0.08%

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA 0.08%

ORLEN SA 0.07%

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On the same fields

SPDW

State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

VEA

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Developed markets ex US

Total return, 1 year +19.7% +19.7%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +2.4 pts +2.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2448 3898

Net assets, SPDW as of Oct 8, 2026 and VEA as of Sep 30, 2026 $40.5bn $231.6bn

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

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.

VEA in plain words

VEA tracks an index of Developed markets ex US. 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 3,898 positions, with the top ten at 13.0%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPDW or VEA?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPDW returned +19.7% and VEA +19.7%.
Which is cheaper, SPDW or VEA?: Neither: SPDW and VEA both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPDW and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SPDW and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

SPDW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗SPDW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗State Street website ↗VEA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VEA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VEA ↗

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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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