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

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ACWI vs DVY: how they differ

ACWI and DVY hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and ACWI returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF and iShares Select Dividend ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and DVY hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ACWI and DVY both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingACWIDVY
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION0.66%0.99%
CHEVRON CORPORATION0.37%1.38%
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY0.33%0.92%
MERCK & CO., INC.0.27%0.87%
Philip Morris International Inc.0.26%1.02%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORAT0.22%0.83%
MCDONALD'S CORPORATION0.21%0.69%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC.0.20%1.85%
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.0.20%0.98%
AT&T INC.0.19%1.23%
GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.0.16%0.66%
PFIZER INC.0.15%2.22%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ACWIOnly in DVY
NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.89%LYONDELLBASELL INDUSTRIES NV 1.53%
APPLE INC. 4.02%APA CORP 1.18%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2.90%SMURFIT WESTROCK PLC 1.08%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.58%INVESCO LTD 1.07%
ALPHABET INC. 2.26%PINNACLE WEST CAPITAL CORP 1.03%
BROADCOM INC. 1.90%FIRST HORIZON CORP 0.99%
ALPHABET INC. 1.87%SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS INC 0.98%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 1.73%UNUM GROUP 0.95%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.

ACWI and DVY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
DVY
iShares Select Dividend ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI ACWIUS dividend
Total return, 1 year+19.1%+18.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.6 pts+0.5 pts
Expense ratio0.32%0.38%
Already in the S&P 50061.4%80.5%
Holdings2307100

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%.

DVY in plain words

DVY is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 100 positions, with the top ten at 18.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or DVY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +19.1% and DVY returned +18.0%, so ACWI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or DVY?
ACWI charges 0.32% a year and DVY charges 0.38%, so ACWI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWI and DVY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 80% of DVY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 5% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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ACWI against DVY, 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.

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