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SPGM's total-world approach delivered 23.1% one-year gains versus IEFA's 19.9%, though the iShares fund offers higher dividend income and lower costs.
SPGM includes emerging markets and small-cap exposure that URTH lacks, while delivering stronger one-year returns despite similar volatility profiles.
State Street's fund covers emerging markets and small-caps with a lower expense ratio, while iShares focuses on developed markets only.
Explore how these global equity funds differ in diversification, sector exposure, and portfolio size to help refine your international investing strategy.
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF offers a low expense ratio of 0.06% and focuses strictly on developing economies such as China and Taiwan State Street SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF provides broader diversification across both developed and emerging markets but at a slightly higher cost of 0.09% State Street SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF has delivered higher total returns over the last five years and experienced a shallower maximum drawdown than Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
State Street SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF provides broad exposure to U.S. and emerging markets while iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF focuses strictly on developed international stocks The iShares fund offers a significantly higher dividend yield and lower expense ratio than the State Street alternative State Street SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETF has delivered higher total returns and lower maximum drawdown over the last five years
Expense ratios, dividend yields, and risk profiles set these two international ETFs apart. See how their strategies impact cost and performance.
These two global ETFs differ in sector focus, cost, and diversification. But one has far better performance.