Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or IEF?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and IEF returned −2.7%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or IEF?

ACWX charges 0.32% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF 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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ACWX vs IEF: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and IEF 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 ACWX	Only in IEF
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.69%	United States of America 9.71%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.54%	United States of America 8.94%
SK hynix Inc. 1.33%	United States of America 8.91%
Tencent Holdings Limited 1.07%	United States of America 8.89%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86%	United States of America 8.87%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81%	United States of America 8.79%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.79%	United States of America 8.69%
Novartis AG 0.77%	United States of America 8.46%

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.

ACWX and IEF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI ACWI ex U.S.	7-10 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+23.0%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.5 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.15%
Holdings	1759	15

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%.

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% 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. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or IEF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and IEF returned −2.7%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or IEF?: ACWX charges 0.32% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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