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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or VTEB?

ACWX charges 0.32% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB 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 VTEB: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and VTEB 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 VTEB
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Compa 4.69%	University of California 0.12%
ASML Holding N.V. 1.54%	Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority 0.12%
SK hynix Inc. 1.33%	Colorado State Education Loan Program 0.11%
Tencent Holdings Limited 1.07%	State of California 0.11%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86%	New York City Transitional Finance Autho 0.09%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.81%	Dallas Independent School District 0.09%
Alibaba Group Holding Limited 0.79%	New York State Dormitory Authority 0.09%
Novartis AG 0.77%	Ohio Water Development Authority Water P 0.09%

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.

ACWX and VTEB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF	VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI ACWI ex U.S.	Tax-Exempt Bond
Total return, 1 year	+23.0%	+0.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.5 pts	−17.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.03%
Holdings	1759	10185

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%.

VTEB in plain words

VTEB is a bond fund tracking the Tax-Exempt Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.2% 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. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or VTEB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and VTEB returned +0.2%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or VTEB?: ACWX charges 0.32% a year and VTEB charges 0.03%, so VTEB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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