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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPDW returned +19.7% and VIGI +7.3%.

Which is cheaper, SPDW or VIGI?

SPDW is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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SPDW vs VIGI: Differences, Returns & Fees

SPDW and VIGI hold 17% of their weight in the same names, and SPDW returned +19.7% over the year. Net assets: $40.5bn on Oct 8, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF, and $8.8bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF.

SPDW costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.4 points; SPDW is 4.7 times larger.

	SPDW	VIGI
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$41.1bn	$8.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+19.7%	+7.3%
What it tracks	S&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI Index ?	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	17%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	12.9%	35.4%
Below its high	4.5%, high on Sep 4, 2026	4.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+19.7%

SPDW total return, 1 year

+7.3%

VIGI total return, 1 year

0.03%

SPDW expense ratio

0.07%

VIGI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPDW and VIGI hold 17% 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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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding SPDW VIGI

ROCHE HOLDING AG 0.90% 3.40%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GRO 0.82% 4.63%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81% 4.61%

NOVARTIS AG REG 0.79% 3.35%

NESTLE SA REG 0.72% 3.52%

SAP SE 0.64% 3.84%

TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.57% 3.46%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.50% 3.18%

HITACHI LTD 0.49% 2.63%

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GR 0.49% 2.81%

SONY GROUP CORP 0.45% 2.60%

IBERDROLA SA 0.45% 2.48%

Only in SPDW

SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S 2.68%

SK HYNIX INC 2.21%

ASML HOLDING NV 2.15%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.95%

SHELL PLC 0.88%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.74%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.67%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.66%

Only in VIGI

Reliance Industries Ltd 1.55%

Infosys Ltd 0.70%

SLBBH1142 0.41%

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd 0.39%

America Movil SAB de CV 0.36%

Bank Central Asia Tbk PT 0.34%

Kweichow Moutai Co Ltd 0.33%

Wistron Corp 0.30%

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On the same fields

SPDW

State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF

VIGI

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation 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 +19.7% +7.3%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +2.4 pts −10.0 pts

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2448 343

Net assets, SPDW as of Oct 8, 2026 and VIGI as of Sep 30, 2026 $40.5bn $8.8bn

SPDW and VIGI 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.

VIGI in plain words

VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 343 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPDW or VIGI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPDW returned +19.7% and VIGI +7.3%.
Which is cheaper, SPDW or VIGI?: SPDW is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPDW and VIGI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SPDW and 0% of VIGI 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 ↗VIGI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIGI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIGI ↗

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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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