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ACWI vs AVEM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWI returned +13.4% to AVEM's +17.9%; 2% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $33.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI ACWI ETF, and $27.3bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF.

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At a glance
+13.4%
ACWI total return, 1 year
+17.9%
AVEM total return, 1 year
0.32%
ACWI expense ratio
0.33%
AVEM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWI costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.5 points; ACWI is 1.2 times larger.

ACWI vs AVEM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureACWIAVEM
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+17.9%
Drawdown
Below its high10.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWINo index, actively managed
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.33%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$32.6bn$26.8bn
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.9%28.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and AVEM hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWI AVEM
ICICI BANK 0.07% 0.50%
ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.06% 0.56%
TC ENERGY 0.06% 0.06%
ROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP 0.07% 0.05%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 0.04% 0.06%
INFOSYS 0.04% 0.28%
KB FINANCIAL GROUP 0.04% 0.50%
KIMBERLY CLARK 0.04% 0.19%
PDD HOLDINGS ADS 0.04% 0.47%
SAUDI ARABIAN OIL 0.04% 0.27%
BECTON DICKINSON 0.05% 0.03%
CELESTICA 0.03% 0.03%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in ACWI
APPLE 4.97%
NVIDIA 4.89%
MICROSOFT 3.66%
AMAZON.COM INC 2.39%
ALPHABET CLASS A 1.83%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.77%
BROADCOM INC 1.51%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.44%
Only in AVEM
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR SP ADR ADR 6.82%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFAC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 6.09%
SAMSUNG ELECTR GDR REG S GDR 5.35%
SK HYNIX INC COMMON STOCK KRW5000.0 4.89%
TENCENT HOLDINGS LTD COMMON STOCK HKD.00002 1.49%
CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK H COMMON STOCK CNY1.0 1.02%
MEDIATEK INC COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.96%
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY COMMON STOCK TWD10.0 0.73%
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Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF AVEM Avantis Emerging Markets Equity ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Avantis
What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +13.4% +17.9%
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.33%
Already in the S&P 500 60.9% 0.0%
Holdings 2197 4088
Net assets, ACWI as of Oct 28, 2026 and AVEM as of Oct 27, 2026 $33.0bn $27.3bn

ACWI and AVEM on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
ACWI

ACWI tracks the MSCI ACWI. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 61% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,197 positions, with the top ten at 24.9%.

AVEM

AVEM is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.33% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 4,088 positions, with the top ten at 28.7%. It sat 10.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or AVEM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and AVEM +17.9%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or AVEM?
ACWI is cheaper, by 0.01 percentage points a year. That is about $1 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWI and AVEM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 0% of AVEM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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ACWI on its own →AVEM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ACWI dividend history →ACWI holdings →AVEM dividend history →AVEM holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ACWI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ACWI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for ACWI ↗
AVEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
AVEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Avantis website ↗

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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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