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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and EWT +69.9%.

Which is cheaper, ACWI or EWT?

ACWI is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do ACWI and EWT overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 0% of EWT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWI vs EWT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWI returned +13.4% to EWT's +69.9%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 28, 2026: $33.0bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ETF and $12.0bn for iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF.

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At a glance

+13.4%

ACWI total return, 1 year

+69.9%

EWT total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWI expense ratio

0.59%

EWT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWI costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 56.5 points; ACWI is 2.8 times larger.

ACWI vs EWT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWI	EWT
Return
Measure	ACWI	EWT
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	+69.9%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWI	EWT
Below its high		7.7%, high on Oct 5, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWI	EWT
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI	MSCI Taiwan 25/50 Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWI	EWT
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.59%
Net assets	$33.0bn	$12.0bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWI	EWT
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.9%	47.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and EWT hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWI EWT

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.77% 22.12%

MEDIATEK 0.17% 6.03%

DELTA ELECTRONICS 0.09% 3.25%

HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY 0.09% 3.31%

ASE TECHNOLOGY HOLDING 0.06% 2.86%

CTBC FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.04% 1.70%

ELITE MATERIAL 0.04% 1.88%

FUBON FINANCIAL HOLDING 0.04% 1.87%

NAN YA PLASTICS CORP 0.04% 2.54%

UNIMICRON TECHNOLOGY 0.04% 2.04%

UNITED MICRO ELECTRONICS CORP 0.04% 1.84%

ACCTON TECHNOLOGY 0.03% 1.40%

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Only in ACWI

APPLE 4.97%

NVIDIA 4.89%

MICROSOFT 3.66%

AMAZON.COM INC 2.39%

ALPHABET CLASS A 1.83%

BROADCOM INC 1.51%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.44%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.33%

Only in EWT

FTSE TAIWAN NOV 26 0.00%

PACIFIC ELECTRIC WIRE 0.00%

TWD/USD 0.00%

YA HSIN INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD. 0.00%

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Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF EWT iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Tracks the MSCI Taiwan

Total return, 1 year +13.4% +69.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +16.3% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +53.6 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.59%

Already in the S&P 500 60.9% 0.0%

Holdings 2197 79

Net assets $33.0bn $12.0bn

ACWI and EWT 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%.

EWT

EWT tracks the MSCI Taiwan. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +69.9% with distributions reinvested, against +16.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% 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 79 positions, with the top ten at 47.7%. It sat 7.7% below its high of Oct 5, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or EWT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and EWT +69.9%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or EWT?: ACWI is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWI and EWT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 0% of EWT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ACWI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWI ↗

EWT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EWT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EWT ↗

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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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