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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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ACWI vs AVLV: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF and Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and AVLV 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 ACWIOnly in AVLV
NVIDIA 4.89%Micron Technology Inc 4.57%
APPLE 4.67%Amazon.com Inc 3.18%
MICROSOFT 3.38%Apple Inc 3.17%
AMAZON.COM INC 2.38%Meta Platforms Inc 2.74%
ALPHABET CLASS A 1.90%Exxon Mobil Corp 2.59%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.86%Caterpillar Inc 2.53%
BROADCOM INC 1.59%Lam Research Corp 2.52%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.50%Costco Wholesale Corp 2.06%

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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

ACWI and AVLV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
AVLV
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesAvantis
What it isMSCI ACWIU.S. Large Cap Value
Total return, 1 year+19.1%+31.0%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+1.6 pts+13.5 pts
Expense ratio0.32%0.15%
Already in the S&P 50061.4%84.5%
Holdings1630275

ACWI in plain words

ACWI is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI ACWI. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.1% 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 Sep 10, 2026, 61% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1630 positions, with the top ten at 24.6%.

AVLV in plain words

AVLV is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +31.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 275 positions, with the top ten at 26.9%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or AVLV?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +19.1% and AVLV returned +31.0%, so AVLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or AVLV?
ACWI charges 0.32% a year and AVLV charges 0.15%, so AVLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWI and AVLV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 84% of AVLV 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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