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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and IUSB −1.2%.

Which is cheaper, ACWI or IUSB?

IUSB is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

ACWI vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWI returned +13.4% to IUSB's −1.2%; 0% 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 $49.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+13.4%

ACWI total return, 1 year

−1.2%

IUSB total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWI expense ratio

0.06%

IUSB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IUSB costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.6 points; IUSB is 1.5 times larger.

ACWI vs IUSB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWI	IUSB
Return
Measure	ACWI	IUSB
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	−1.2%
Benchmark
Measure	ACWI	IUSB
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI	Bloomberg U.S. Universal Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWI	IUSB
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$32.6bn	$49.8bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWI	IUSB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	61%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.9%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and IUSB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWI IUSB

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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%

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 1.77%

BROADCOM INC 1.51%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.44%

Only in IUSB

BLK Liquidity Temp Cash Inst #21 4.75%

TREASURY NOTE 0.49%

TREASURY NOTE 0.42%

TREASURY NOTE 0.41%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

TREASURY NOTE 0.37%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 0.36%

UMBS 15YR TBA(REG B) 0.35%

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Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Tracks an index of Universal USD Bond

Total return, 1 year +13.4% −1.2%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.06%

Holdings 2197 18338

Net assets, ACWI as of Oct 28, 2026 and IUSB as of Oct 27, 2026 $33.0bn $49.8bn

ACWI and IUSB 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%.

IUSB

IUSB tracks an index of Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or IUSB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and IUSB −1.2%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or IUSB?: IUSB is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ACWI on its own →IUSB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ACWI dividend history →ACWI holdings →IUSB dividend history →IUSB holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ACWI and IUSB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWI ↗

IUSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IUSB ↗

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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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