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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +19.1% and SHV returned +3.6%, so ACWI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ACWI or SHV?

ACWI charges 0.32% a year and SHV charges 0.15%, so SHV 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 SHV: how they differ

ACWI and SHV hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ACWI returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF and iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and SHV hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ACWI	Only in SHV
NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.89%	United States of America 17.17%
APPLE INC. 4.02%	United States of America 12.38%
MICROSOFT CORPORATION 2.90%	United States of America 9.88%
AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.58%	United States of America 8.60%
ALPHABET INC. 2.26%	United States of America 8.55%
BROADCOM INC. 1.90%	United States of America 8.38%
ALPHABET INC. 1.87%	United States of America 6.85%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 1.73%	United States of America 6.81%

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 and May 31, 2026.

ACWI and SHV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	SHV iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI ACWI	0-1 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+19.1%	+3.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.6 pts	−13.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.15%
Holdings	2307	13

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%.

SHV in plain words

SHV is a bond fund tracking the 0-1 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or SHV?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +19.1% and SHV returned +3.6%, so ACWI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or SHV?: ACWI charges 0.32% a year and SHV charges 0.15%, so SHV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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