Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ACWX vs URTH: how they differ
ACWX and URTH hold 27% of their weight in the same names, and ACWX returned more over the year.
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and URTH hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ACWX | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| ASML Holding N.V. | 1.54% | 0.69% |
| HSBC HOLDINGS PLC | 0.86% | 0.35% |
| ASTRAZENECA PLC | 0.81% | 0.32% |
| Novartis AG | 0.77% | 0.31% |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | 0.69% | 0.29% |
| Nestle S.A. | 0.72% | 0.29% |
| SHELL PLC | 0.71% | 0.26% |
| Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 0.62% | 0.26% |
| BHP GROUP LIMITED | 0.55% | 0.25% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. | 0.57% | 0.23% |
| COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA | 0.58% | 0.22% |
| THE TORONTO-DOMINION BANK | 0.50% | 0.21% |
| Only in ACWX | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.69% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 5.64% |
| SK hynix Inc. 1.33% | APPLE INC. 5.04% |
| Tencent Holdings Limited 1.07% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.50% |
| Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.79% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 2.86% |
| DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC. 0.37% | ALPHABET INC. 2.43% |
| MediaTek Inc. 0.35% | BROADCOM INC. 2.21% |
| HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD. 0.25% | ALPHABET INC. 2.01% |
| RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 0.25% | META PLATFORMS, INC. 1.51% |
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 iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | MSCI ACWI ex U.S. | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | +23.0% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.5 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.32% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 1759 | 1322 |
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%.
URTH in plain words
URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1322 positions, with the top ten at 27.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and URTH returned +17.4%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ACWX or URTH?
- ACWX charges 0.32% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so URTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ACWX and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 27% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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