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State Street’s SPDW carries a 0.03% expense ratio versus 0.72% for iShares’ EEM, a cost gap of 0.69 percentage points favoring the developed-markets fund. EEM is concentrated in Information Technology and Financials across developing markets including China and Taiwan, while SPDW offers broad developed ex-US exposure. The comparison highlights fee efficiency as the primary differentiator between the two international ETFs.
State Street’s SPDW Carries 0.03% Expense Ratio Versus 0.72% for iShares’ EEM
State Street’s SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF (SPDW) offers an expense ratio of 0.03%, compared with 0.72% for the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM), according to a comparison published by fool.com.
The difference amounts to a cost gap of 0.69 percentage points in favor of the developed-markets fund.
Exposure and Concentration
The two funds differ in both geography and sector composition.
- SPDW provides broad developed ex-US exposure.
- EEM concentrates heavily on Information Technology and Financials within developing nations, including China and Taiwan.
Fee Efficiency as the Differentiator
The comparison frames fee efficiency as the primary differentiator between the two international ETFs, with SPDW’s lower expense ratio standing against EEM’s higher cost.
The source material does not include performance, holdings or other fund data beyond the expense ratios and sector and geographic descriptions above.