Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or BNDX?

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +19.1% and BNDX returned −0.7%, so ACWI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ACWI or BNDX?

ACWI charges 0.32% a year and BNDX charges 0.07%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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ACWI vs BNDX: how they differ

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

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF and Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and BNDX 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 ACWI	Only in BNDX
NVIDIA 4.89%	French Republic Government Bond OAT 0.18%
APPLE 4.67%	Bundesschatzanweisungen 0.14%
MICROSOFT 3.38%	Canadian Government Bond 0.13%
AMAZON.COM INC 2.38%	Canadian Government Bond 0.10%
ALPHABET CLASS A 1.90%	Canadian Government Bond 0.10%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.86%	Canadian Government Bond 0.09%
BROADCOM INC 1.59%	Canadian Government Bond 0.08%
ALPHABET CLASS C 1.50%	Canadian Government Bond 0.08%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

ACWI and BNDX on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	MSCI ACWI	Total International Bond
Total return, 1 year	+19.1%	−0.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+1.6 pts	−18.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.07%
Holdings	1630	6707

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%.

BNDX in plain words

BNDX is a bond fund tracking the Total International Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or BNDX?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +19.1% and BNDX returned −0.7%, so ACWI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or BNDX?: ACWI charges 0.32% a year and BNDX charges 0.07%, so BNDX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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