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ACWI vs CWI

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF vs State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF

ACWI

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.32%

Fund size

$31.3B

CWI

State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.30%

Fund size

$2.7B

Key differences

  • ACWI is significantly larger than CWI — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, ACWI has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

ACWICWI
Annual cost (TER)0.32%0.30%
Fund size (AUM)$31.3B$2.7B
Since20082007
Dividend yield1.45%2.73%
Asset classequityequity
Regionglobal
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+29.2%+30.6%
CAGR 3Y+21.2%+18.8%
CAGR 5Y+11.5%+9.1%
Sharpe 3Y1.170.98
Volatility 1Y12.84%15.25%
Max drawdown-33.53%-34.64%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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