iShares MSCI ACWI ETF vs Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? iShares MSCI ACWI ETF trades at $162, while Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $43.63. The key difference: iShares MSCI ACWI ETF is trading nearer its 52-week high, Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ACWI | XLU | |
|---|---|---|
52-Week High | $161.44 | $47.73 |
52-Week Low | $132.04 | $41.31 |
Trailing returns across standard periods
The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of its underlying index. The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization index designed to measure the combined equity market performance of developed and emerging markets countries.
Read more on ACWI →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes securities of companies from the following industries: electric utilities; water utilities; multi-utilities; independent power and renewable electricity producers; and gas utilities. The fund is non-diversified.
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