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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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ACWX vs BOND: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and BOND 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 ACWXOnly in BOND
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.69%UMBS, TBA 4.80%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.54%PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active 3.52%
SK hynix Inc. 1.33%UMBS, TBA 2.98%
Tencent Holdings Limited 1.07%United States Treasury 2.93%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86%UMBS, TBA 2.36%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81%United States Treasury 2.22%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.79%UMBS, TBA 2.19%
Novartis AG 0.77%UMBS, TBA 1.96%

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.

ACWX and BOND on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
BOND
PIMCO Active Bond Exchange-Traded Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesPIMCO
What it isMSCI ACWI ex U.S.Active Bond Exchange-Traded
Total return, 1 year+23.0%−0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.5 pts−17.6 pts
Expense ratio0.32%0.54%
Holdings17591565

ACWX in plain words

ACWX is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% 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 1759 positions, with the top ten at 14.6%.

BOND in plain words

BOND is a bond fund tracking the Active Bond Exchange-Traded. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or BOND?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and BOND returned −0.1%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or BOND?
ACWX charges 0.32% a year and BOND charges 0.54%, so ACWX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ACWX against BOND, 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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