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ACWI vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWI returned +13.4% to VLUE's +54.7%; 9% 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 $9.4bn for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

ACWI on its own →VLUE on its own →
At a glance
+13.4%
ACWI total return, 1 year
+54.7%
VLUE total return, 1 year
0.32%
ACWI expense ratio
0.15%
VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 41.3 points; ACWI is 3.5 times larger.

ACWI vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureACWIVLUE
Return
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+54.7%
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWIMSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.15%
Net assets$33.0bn$9.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund24.9%42.8%

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

What they share

9%

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and VLUE hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWI VLUE
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.02% 20.94%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 0.43% 4.37%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.33% 0.39%
BANK OF AMERICA 0.32% 1.77%
WELLS FARGO 0.24% 1.17%
CITIGROUP 0.20% 1.47%
QUALCOMM 0.19% 1.73%
SALESFORCE 0.19% 1.27%
WALT DISNEY 0.19% 1.71%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.18% 2.72%
PFIZER 0.16% 1.86%
DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 0.15% 1.72%
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 VLUE
RUSSELL 2000 EMINI CME DEC 26 0.00%
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Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year +13.4% +54.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +41.1 pts vs MLRG
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 60.9% 96.6%
Holdings 2197 148
Net assets $33.0bn $9.4bn

ACWI and VLUE 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%.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or VLUE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or VLUE?
VLUE is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWI and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Sources and dates
ACWI and VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ACWI and VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for ACWI ↗
iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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