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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 SCHB: how they differ

ACWX and SCHB are both equity index funds, and over the year ACWX returned more, +23.0% against +17.2%.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.

ACWX and SCHB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
SCHB
Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesSchwab
What it isMSCI ACWI ex U.S.US broad market, book from ITOT
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+17.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.5 pts−0.3 pts
Expense ratio0.32%not published
Holdings1759not filed

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%.

SCHB in plain words

SCHB is an index equity fund tracking the US broad 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or SCHB?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and SCHB returned +17.2%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

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ACWX against SCHB, 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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