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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 SCHX: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ACWX and SCHX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingACWXSCHX
RB Global, Inc.0.05%0.03%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ACWXOnly in SCHX
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.69%NVIDIA Corp 7.51%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.54%Apple Inc 6.71%
SK hynix Inc. 1.33%Microsoft Corp 4.89%
Tencent Holdings Limited 1.07%Amazon.com Inc 3.87%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86%Alphabet Inc 3.24%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81%Broadcom Inc 3.10%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.79%Alphabet Inc 2.58%
Novartis AG 0.77%Meta Platforms Inc 2.02%

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 SCHX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
SCHX
Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesSchwab
What it isMSCI ACWI ex U.S.U.S. Large-Cap
Total return, 1 year+23.0%+16.8%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+5.5 pts−0.7 pts
Expense ratio0.32%0.03%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%94.9%
Holdings1759748

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%.

SCHX in plain words

SCHX is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.8% 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 May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 748 positions, with the top ten at 37.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or SCHX?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and SCHX returned +16.8%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or SCHX?
ACWX charges 0.32% a year and SCHX charges 0.03%, so SCHX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and SCHX overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 95% of SCHX by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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ACWX against SCHX, 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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