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CWI vs ACWI

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

CWI

State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.30%

Fund size

$2.7B

ACWI

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.32%

Fund size

$31.3B

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

CWIACWI
Annual cost (TER)0.30%0.32%
Fund size (AUM)$2.7B$31.3B
Since20072008
Dividend yield2.73%1.45%
Asset classequityequity
Regionglobal
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+30.6%+29.2%
CAGR 3Y+18.8%+21.2%
CAGR 5Y+9.1%+11.5%
Sharpe 3Y0.981.17
Volatility 1Y15.25%12.84%
Max drawdown-34.64%-33.53%

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

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