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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and XHB −8.6%.

Which is cheaper, ACWI or XHB?

ACWI is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWI vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWI returned +13.4% to XHB's −8.6%; 1% 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 $1.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF.

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At a glance

+13.4%

ACWI total return, 1 year

−8.6%

XHB total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWI expense ratio

0.35%

XHB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWI costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 22.0 points; ACWI is far larger, $32.6bn against $1.4bn.

ACWI vs XHB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWI	XHB
Return
Measure	ACWI	XHB
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	−8.6%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWI	XHB
Below its high		20.5%, high on Oct 18, 2024
Benchmark
Measure	ACWI	XHB
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI	S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWI	XHB
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$32.6bn	$1.4bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWI	XHB
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	24.9%	35.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWI and XHB hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWI XHB

HOME DEPOT 0.31% 3.30%

LOWES COMPANIES INC 0.11% 3.21%

TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 0.10% 3.34%

JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC 0.09% 3.46%

CSL 0.07% 3.33%

CARRIER GLOBAL 0.04% 3.21%

D R HORTON 0.04% 3.41%

WILLIAMS SONOMA INC 0.03% 3.54%

LENNAR A CLASS A 0.02% 3.37%

PULTEGROUP 0.02% 3.29%

SHARKNINJA 0.02% 3.76%

LENNOX INTERNATIONAL 0.01% 3.19%

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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 XHB

ALLEGION PLC 3.83%

WAYFAIR INC CLASS A 3.63%

SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO INC 3.49%

TOLL BROTHERS INC 3.38%

MERITAGE HOMES CORP 3.23%

CAVCO INDUSTRIES INC 3.22%

ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS IN 3.20%

INSTALLED BUILDING PRODUCTS 3.14%

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Side by side

ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI Tracks the S&P Homebuilders

Total return, 1 year +13.4% −8.6%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 60.9% 45.7%

Holdings 2197 34

Net assets, ACWI as of Oct 28, 2026 and XHB as of Oct 27, 2026 $33.0bn $1.5bn

ACWI and XHB 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%.

XHB

XHB tracks the S&P Homebuilders. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −8.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 46% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 34 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 20.5% below its high of Oct 18, 2024 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWI or XHB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWI returned +13.4% and XHB −8.6%.
Which is cheaper, ACWI or XHB?: ACWI is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWI and XHB overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 61% of ACWI and 46% of XHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

ACWI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWI ↗

XHB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

XHB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

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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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