Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or BIL?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +19.1% and BIL returned +3.7%, so ACWI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ACWI or BIL?

ACWI charges 0.32% a year and BIL charges 0.14%, so BIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

ACWI vs BIL: how they differ

ACWI is an equity index fund and BIL a short-term Treasury fund, and over the year ACWI returned more, +19.1% against +3.7%.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF and SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF.

ACWI and BIL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	BIL SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	MSCI ACWI	1-3 month T-bills
Total return, 1 year	+19.1%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.6 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.14%
Holdings	2307	not filed

ACWI in plain words

ACWI is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI ACWI. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 61% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2307 positions, with the top ten at 24.6%.

BIL in plain words

BIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 1-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.14% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or BIL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +19.1% and BIL returned +3.7%, so ACWI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or BIL?: ACWI charges 0.32% a year and BIL charges 0.14%, so BIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

Where to next

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

ACWI against BIL, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, ACWI against BIL, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/ACWI-BIL Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources