Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ACWI vs IXUS: how they differ
ACWI and IXUS hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and IXUS returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and IXUS hold 36% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACWI | IXUS |
|---|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa | 1.73% | 4.04% |
| ASML Holding N.V. | 0.56% | 1.32% |
| SK hynix Inc. | 0.49% | 1.15% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited | 0.39% | 0.91% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 0.32% | 0.75% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | 0.29% | 0.69% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited | 0.29% | 0.67% |
| Novartis AG | 0.28% | 0.66% |
| SHELL PLC | 0.27% | 0.61% |
| Nestle S.A. | 0.26% | 0.61% |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 0.25% | 0.59% |
| Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 0.23% | 0.53% |
| Only in ACWI | Only in IXUS |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.89% | Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. 0.04% |
| APPLE INC. 4.02% | Mitsui Kinzoku Company, Limited 0.04% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2.90% | Resonac Holdings Corporation 0.04% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.58% | MPI CORPORATION 0.04% |
| ALPHABET INC. 2.26% | PLS GROUP LIMITED 0.04% |
| BROADCOM INC. 1.90% | ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD 0.03% |
| ALPHABET INC. 1.87% | DIPLOMA PLC 0.03% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.34% | Accelleron Industries AG 0.03% |
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 iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | MSCI ACWI | Core MSCI Total International Stock |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.1% | +22.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +1.6 pts | +4.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.32% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 61.4% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 2307 | 4185 |
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%.
IXUS in plain words
IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4185 positions, with the top ten at 12.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or IXUS?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +19.1% and IXUS returned +22.2%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ACWI or IXUS?
- ACWI charges 0.32% a year and IXUS charges 0.07%, so IXUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ACWI and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 36% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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