

State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF provides global exposure with a net-zero climate strategy, while iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF focuses strictly on developing economies. iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF offers a lower expense ratio of 0.09% and a higher dividend yield of 2.3% compared to its climate-focused counterpart.

The State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF (NZAC) offers a lower expense ratio and a higher dividend yield than the iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH). While both funds hold tech giants as top positions, NZAC applies a specific climate screen and includes emerging markets.

State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF targets companies meeting climate-risk standards but comes with a higher expense ratio than Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF offers exposure to more than 3,800 international stocks and provides a higher dividend yield than the State Street fund.

IXUS offers broad, low-cost diversification across thousands of non-U.S. stocks with a higher dividend yield, while NZAC's climate-focused approach has delivered slightly better five-year returns.

NZAC provides exposure to global companies meeting environmental standards, whereas VEA focuses on traditional non-U.S. developed markets. VEA maintains a significantly lower expense ratio and holds a much larger asset base than the NZAC climate fund.

The State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF screens for global companies aligned with Paris climate goals, whereas the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF provides broad exposure to stocks in developing nations. The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF offers a lower expense ratio and a higher trailing-12-month dividend yield compared to the State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF.

The Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) offers a lower expense ratio, and higher 1- and 5-year returns than the State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF (NZAC). NZAC provides a higher dividend yield but maintains fewer holdings than VT.

The iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF features a lower expense ratio and higher trailing dividend yield than the State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF. The State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris Aligned ETF maintains a global portfolio focused on climate-change mitigation whereas the iShares fund concentrates purely on developing economies.
SEC filings for NZAC aren't indexed yet — common for recently launched funds. Browse the issuer's filings on SEC EDGAR directly.