ACWI vs AKRE: Differences, Returns & Fees
ACWI and AKRE hold 2% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $32.8bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares MSCI ACWI ETF, and $5.2bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Akre Focus ETF.
ACWI costs 0.66 points a year less; ACWI is 6.2 times larger.
| ACWI | AKRE | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.32% | 0.98% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $32.5bn | $5.2bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +15.1% | not published |
| What it tracks | MSCI ACWI | not published |
| Holdings in common | 2% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 25.2% | 80.9% |
| Below its high | 14.0%, high on Oct 27, 2025 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and AKRE hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
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2% in common
On the same fields
ACWI and AKRE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About ACWI
ACWI tracks the MSCI ACWI. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 61% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,199 positions, with the top ten at 25.2%.
About AKRE
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.98% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 66% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 17 positions, with the top ten at 80.9%. It sat 14.0% below its high of Oct 27, 2025 on Oct 20, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which is cheaper, ACWI or AKRE?
- ACWI is cheaper, by 0.66 percentage points a year. That is about $66 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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