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SPDW vs VSGX: Differences, Returns & Fees

SPDW and VSGX hold 61% 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 $6.7bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF.

SPDW costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; SPDW is 6.1 times larger.

SPDWVSGX
Expense ratio0.03%0.10%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$41.1bn$6.7bn
Total return, 1 year+19.7%+19.5%
What it tracksS&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI Index ?FTSE Global All Cap ex US Choice Index
Holdings in common61%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund12.9%17.1%
Below its high4.5%, high on Sep 4, 20263.6%, high on Sep 4, 2026

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

+19.7%
SPDW total return, 1 year
+19.5%
VSGX total return, 1 year
0.03%
SPDW expense ratio
0.10%
VSGX expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, SPDW and VSGX hold 61% 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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61% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding SPDW VSGX
SK HYNIX INC 2.21% 1.98%
ASML HOLDING NV 2.15% 1.93%
ROCHE HOLDING AG 0.90% 0.90%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.81% 0.85%
NOVARTIS AG REG 0.79% 0.84%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GRO 0.82% 0.73%
NESTLE SA REG 0.72% 0.74%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.74% 0.71%
SIEMENS AG REG 0.66% 0.72%
SAP SE 0.64% 0.67%
TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.67% 0.62%
BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.61% 0.64%
Only in SPDW
SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S 2.68%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.95%
SHELL PLC 0.88%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.66%
TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.57%
TOTALENERGIES SE 0.55%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.50%
HITACHI LTD 0.49%
Only in VSGX
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 5.37%
SLCMT1142 1.18%
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.80%
MediaTek Inc 0.53%
Delta Electronics Inc 0.33%
China Construction Bank Corp 0.32%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.28%
HDFC Bank Ltd 0.25%

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On the same fields

SPDW
State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World 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 +19.7% +19.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +2.4 pts +2.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.03% 0.10%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 2448 6631
Net assets, SPDW as of Oct 8, 2026 and VSGX as of Sep 30, 2026 $40.5bn $6.7bn

SPDW and VSGX 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.

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, SPDW or VSGX?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPDW returned +19.7% and VSGX +19.5%.
Which is cheaper, SPDW or VSGX?
SPDW is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPDW and VSGX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of SPDW and 0% of VSGX 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 ↗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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