Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ACWI vs VTI: how they differ
ACWI and VTI hold 63% of their weight in the same names, and ACWI returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and VTI hold 63% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACWI | VTI |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA CORPORATION | 4.89% | 6.37% |
| APPLE INC. | 4.02% | 5.88% |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | 2.90% | 3.84% |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | 2.58% | 3.19% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 2.26% | 2.90% |
| BROADCOM INC. | 1.90% | 2.48% |
| ALPHABET INC. | 1.87% | 2.29% |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | 1.34% | 1.71% |
| TESLA, INC. | 1.09% | 1.64% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 0.86% | 1.12% |
| ELI LILLY AND COMPANY | 0.76% | 1.41% |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. | 0.66% | 1.25% |
| Only in ACWI | Only in VTI |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 1.73% | Sandisk Corp 0.47% |
| ASML Holding N.V. 0.56% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 0.14% |
| SK hynix Inc. 0.49% | Honeywell International Inc 0.10% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited 0.39% | Honeywell Aerospace Inc 0.10% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.32% | Carnival Corp Ltd 0.05% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.29% | MKS Instruments Inc 0.04% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.29% | Carpenter Technology Corp 0.04% |
| Novartis AG 0.28% | Berkshire Hathaway Inc 0.04% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | MSCI ACWI | US total market |
| Total return, 1 year | +19.1% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +1.6 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.32% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 61.4% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 2307 | 3531 |
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%.
VTI in plain words
VTI is an index equity fund tracking the US total market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or VTI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +19.1% and VTI returned +17.2%, so ACWI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ACWI or VTI?
- ACWI charges 0.32% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ACWI and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 63% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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