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

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

Which is cheaper, ACWI or GLD?

ACWI charges 0.32% a year and GLD charges 0.40%, so ACWI 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.

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ACWI vs GLD: how they differ

ACWI is an equity index fund and GLD a commodity fund, and over the year they finished level, +19.1% against +19.1%.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF and SPDR Gold Shares.

ACWI and GLD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	GLD SPDR Gold Shares
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	State Street
What it is	MSCI ACWI	Gold
Total return, 1 year	+19.1%	+19.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.6 pts	+1.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.40%
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%.

GLD in plain words

GLD is a commodity fund tracking the Gold. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. It sat 19.6% below its high of Jan 29, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or GLD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +19.1% and GLD returned +19.1%, so ACWI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or GLD?: ACWI charges 0.32% a year and GLD charges 0.40%, so ACWI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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