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ACWI vs DVY: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWI returned +13.4% to DVY's +17.1%; 6% 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 $23.4bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Select Dividend ETF.

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At a glance
+13.4%
ACWI total return, 1 year
+17.1%
DVY total return, 1 year
0.32%
ACWI expense ratio
0.38%
DVY expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWI costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.7 points; ACWI is 1.4 times larger.

ACWI vs DVY: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureACWIDVY
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+17.1%
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWIDow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.38%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026$32.6bn$23.5bn
Holdings
Holdings in common6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.9%19.7%

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

What they share

6%

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and DVY hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWI DVY
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 0.73% 1.13%
CHEVRON 0.41% 1.59%
COCA-COLA 0.34% 1.04%
MERCK & CO INC 0.34% 1.10%
PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 0.31% 1.22%
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CO 0.23% 0.88%
GILEAD SCIENCES 0.19% 0.79%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.18% 1.65%
MCDONALDS CORP 0.17% 0.57%
NEXTERA ENERGY 0.17% 0.81%
PFIZER 0.16% 2.42%
AT&T 0.14% 0.96%
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 DVY
HF SINCLAIR 1.36%
INVESCO LTD 1.12%
PINNACLE WEST 1.04%
UNUM 1.03%
FIRST HORIZON 0.91%
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON 0.85%
OGE ENERGY 0.83%
UGI 0.75%
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Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Tracks an index of US dividend
Total return, 1 year +13.4% +17.1%
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.38%
Already in the S&P 500 60.9% 80.1%
Holdings 2197 101
Net assets, ACWI as of Oct 28, 2026 and DVY as of Oct 27, 2026 $33.0bn $23.4bn

ACWI and DVY 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%.

DVY

DVY tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.7%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or DVY?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and DVY +17.1%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or DVY?
ACWI is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWI and DVY overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 80% of DVY by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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ACWI on its own →DVY on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ACWI dividend history →ACWI holdings →DVY dividend history →DVY holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ACWI and DVY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ACWI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for ACWI ↗
DVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for DVY ↗

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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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