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CWI vs DBAW

State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF vs Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

CWI

State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.30%

Fund size

$2.7B

DBAW

Xtrackers MSCI All World ex US Hedged Equity ETF

Xtrackers

Annual cost

0.40%

Fund size

$251M

Key differences

  • CWI costs 0.10% less per year.
  • CWI is significantly larger than DBAW — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, DBAW has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • CWI has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

CWIDBAW
Annual cost (TER)0.30%0.40%
Fund size (AUM)$2.7B$251M
Since20072014
Dividend yield2.73%3.52%
Asset classequityequity
Regionglobal
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+30.6%+33.9%
CAGR 3Y+18.8%+20.3%
CAGR 5Y+9.1%+12.5%
Sharpe 3Y0.981.21
Volatility 1Y15.25%12.80%
Max drawdown-34.64%-31.44%

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

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