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VTI▼ −0.4%VOO▼ −0.5%IVV▼ −0.5%SPY▼ −0.5%VXUS▲ +0.3%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.2%BND▼ −0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.2%VO▲ +0.2%IEFA▲ +0.3%SPYM▼ −0.5%VGT▼ −2.7%VB▲ +0.6%VWO▲ +0.3%IEMG▲ +0.2%AGG▼ −0.2%GLD▲ +1.6%VIG▲ +0.2%XLK▼ −2.9%IJH▲ +0.8%BNDX▼ −0.1%SCHD▲ +0.3%IWF▼ −1.2%SGOV▼ −0.3%IJR▲ +0.8%QQQM▼ −1.4%VT▼ −0.1%RSP▲ +0.8%

VTI▼ −0.4%VOO▼ −0.5%IVV▼ −0.5%SPY▼ −0.5%VXUS▲ +0.3%QQQ▼ −1.4%VUG▼ −1.2%BND▼ −0.3%VEA▲ +0.2%VTV▲ +0.2%VO▲ +0.2%IEFA▲ +0.3%SPYM▼ −0.5%VGT▼ −2.7%VB▲ +0.6%VWO▲ +0.3%IEMG▲ +0.2%AGG▼ −0.2%GLD▲ +1.6%VIG▲ +0.2%XLK▼ −2.9%IJH▲ +0.8%BNDX▼ −0.1%SCHD▲ +0.3%IWF▼ −1.2%SGOV▼ −0.3%IJR▲ +0.8%QQQM▼ −1.4%VT▼ −0.1%RSP▲ +0.8%

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SPDRState Street · 187 funds · $2.16T

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Franklin Templeton83 funds · $69.8B

SPDR made investors more money ($845B) and had more funds that made money (86%).

The past 5 years, all their funds · Data as of Nov 3, 2026

1M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y

Tale of the tape

SPDR LEADS6of 11 matchups called

Win %
Money made
Fee per $100
International
+2 more

Tale of the tape 5Y · lower fee wins

187Fundsin total83

112–18Made moneymade–lost, 5 years40–8

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86%

Win %funds that made money

83%

$845BMoney madefor investors, 5 years$23.7B

+37.7%Typical returnmiddle fund, 5 years+47.3%

16Launchesnew funds in 20264

$2.16TAssetsmoney invested$69.8B

$0.12Fee per $100paid each year · lower wins$0.36

FRANKLIN TEMPLETON LEADS5of 11 matchups called

Typical return
Bonds & cash
US stocks
Income
+1 more

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Who wins each category · share of its funds that made money · 5Y

SPDR 3 · Franklin Templeton 4

Bonds & cash

67%22 of 33

$13.4BMADE$695M+5.9%TYPICAL+9.1%SRLN+25.1%BESTFLBL+28.0%Open 85 funds →International

100%19 of 19

94%16 of 17

$25.3BMADE$6.8B+50.6%TYPICAL+59.6%ROKT+154.8%BESTFLTW+151.3%Open 42 funds →US stocks

92%22 of 24

$48.5BMADE$9.7B+50.7%TYPICAL+46.7%XME+123.2%BESTPVAL+110.2%Open 35 funds →Sectorssmall sample

90%28 of 31

$181BMADE−$7M+38.4%TYPICAL−16.7%XLE+172.8%BESTHELX−16.7%Open 33 funds →Income

$11.2BMADE$5.3B+50.8%TYPICAL+65.5%EDIV+68.3%BESTLVHI+120.8%Open 32 funds →Low-cost coresmall sample

$476BMADE$971M+75.6%TYPICAL+83.4%EFIV+80.2%BESTFLQL+83.4%Open 13 funds →Thematicsmall sample

$4.1BMADE−$73M+91.7%TYPICAL−22.0%XSD+111.7%BESTFLCH−22.0%Open 6 funds →Commoditiessmall sample

$85.8BMADE—+117.2%TYPICAL—GLDM+117.2%BEST—Open 4 funds →

Twin funds: SPDR is cheaper in 10 of 17. Franklin Templeton returned more in 9.

Pairs that hold the same market. Fee = per $100 a year. Returns within 0.1 points are a tie; 5-year returns are per year.

CHEAPER10 – 61 tieBETTER 1Y5 – 92 tieBETTER 5Y2 – 91 tie

US stocks · 1

SPDRFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeFranklin Templeton

VLU$0.12+23.0%+12.4%Large value+16.0%+28.0%$0.56PVAL

International · 4

SPDRFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeFranklin Templeton

SPEM$0.07+4.4%+5.0%Emerging Markets——$0.45TEMD
CWI$0.30+13.5%+8.6%All non-US—+2.8%$0.55PGRI
SPEU$0.07+12.1%+8.4%Europe+9.0%+12.4%$0.09FLEE
XCNY$0.19+13.8%—EM ex China—+24.2%$0.71PEMX

Bonds & cash · 8

SPDRFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeFranklin Templeton

SPAB$0.03−0.6%−0.2%Total bond market−0.2%−0.6%$0.15FLCB
SPHY$0.05+1.2%+3.7%High-yield bonds+4.1%+2.1%$0.40FLHY
SRLN$0.70+3.0%+4.6%Senior Loan+5.1%+1.9%$0.45FLBL
TFI$0.23−0.5%−0.3%Muni bonds+1.7%+0.5%$0.30FLMI
HYMB$0.35−0.5%−0.2%High Yield Municipal—+0.3%$0.35FTMH
SPBO$0.03−1.2%+0.1%

Income · 3

SPDRFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeFranklin Templeton

SDY$0.35+21.7%+8.4%Dividend stocks+13.7%+15.2%$0.06UDIV
SPYD$0.07+22.0%+8.6%High dividend+7.9%+17.6%$0.27LVHD
DWX$0.45+15.2%+8.5%International Dividend+13.4%+16.2%$0.09DIVI

Commodities · 1

SPDRFee1Y5Y5Y1YFeeFranklin Templeton

GLD$0.40−2.3%+16.4%Gold—−2.2%$0.15FGDL

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Corporate bonds

−0.4%−1.5%$0.35FLCO

BWX$0.35−3.6%−3.9%Non-US bonds+0.9%+0.8%$0.25FLIA

ULST$0.20+2.9%+3.7%Ultra Short Bond+3.8%+3.4%$0.15FLUD