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William Blair and SPDR, side by side.
The past 3 years, all their funds · Data as of Nov 3, 2026
Tale of the tape
WILLIAM BLAIR LEADS0of 1 matchups called
Tale of the tape 3Y · lower fee wins
3Fundsin total187
0–0Made moneymade–lost, 3 years132–0
—Win %funds that made money100%
—Money madefor investors, 3 years$931B
—Typical returnmiddle fund, 3 years+63.5%
2Launchesnew funds in 202616
$98MAssetsmoney invested$2.16T
$0.68Fee per $100paid each year · lower wins$0.12
SPDR LEADS1of 1 matchups called
- Fee per $100
Who wins each category · share of its funds that made money · 3Y
William Blair 0 · SPDR 0Twin funds: SPDR is cheaper in 1 of 1. 1-year returns split evenly.
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.
CHEAPER0 – 10 tieBETTER 1Y0 – 00 tieBETTER 5Y0 – 00 tie
Squares, left to right: fee · 1 year · 5 years, coloured by who won. Most gaps come from different index rules, not fees.
The past 3 years. Win % counts funds, not dollars; money made is estimated from each fund’s assets and return. Categories with fewer than 3 funds on a side are flagged. Not advice.