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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and BOXX +4.0%.

Which is cheaper, ACWI or BOXX?

BOXX is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWI vs BOXX: Differences, Returns & Fees

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ACWI is an equity index fund and BOXX an actively managed short-term fund, and over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWI returned +13.4% against +4.0%.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $33.0bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ETF and $14.5bn for Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF.

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At a glance

+13.4%

ACWI total return, 1 year

+4.0%

BOXX total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWI expense ratio

0.19%

BOXX expense ratio

Pair scorecard

BOXX costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.4 points; ACWI is 2.3 times larger.

ACWI vs BOXX: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWI	BOXX
Return
Measure	ACWI	BOXX
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+4.0%
Benchmark
Measure	ACWI	BOXX
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	ACWI	BOXX
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.19%
Net assets	$33.0bn	$14.5bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWI	BOXX
Holdings in common	not published
In the S&P 500, by weight	61%
Holdings dated	Oct 27, 2026
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.9%

Method

Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF BOXX Alpha Architect 1-3 Month Box ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares Alpha Architect

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +13.4% +4.0%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.19%

Holdings 2197 not counted

Net assets $33.0bn $14.5bn

ACWI and BOXX 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%.

BOXX

BOXX is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +4.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.19% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or BOXX?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and BOXX +4.0%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or BOXX?: BOXX is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ACWI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWI ↗

BOXX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOXX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Alpha Architect website ↗

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