Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or AGG?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and AGG −1.4%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or AGG?

AGG is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs AGG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to AGG's −1.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.9bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and $139.4bn for iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

−1.4%

AGG total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.03%

AGG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AGG costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.7 points; AGG is 7.8 times larger.

ACWX vs AGG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	AGG
Return
Measure	ACWX	AGG
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	−1.4%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	AGG
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	3.4%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	AGG
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	AGG
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$139.4bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	AGG
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and AGG 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 ACWX AGG

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ACWX

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.07%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.19%

ASML HOLDING 1.77%

SK HYNIX 1.56%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%

SHELL 0.84%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%

Only in AGG

BLACKROCK CASH CL INST SL AGENCY 3.02%

TREASURY NOTE 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE 0.40%

TREASURY NOTE 0.39%

TREASURY NOTE 0.38%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF AGG iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks an index of US aggregate bonds

Total return, 1 year +14.3% −1.4%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.3% (SCHZ)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SCHZ

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.03%

Holdings 1939 13469

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $139.4bn

ACWX and AGG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

ACWX

ACWX tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% 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 1,939 positions, with the top ten at 15.6%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

AGG

AGG tracks an index of US aggregate bonds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.3% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or AGG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and AGG −1.4%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or AGG?: AGG is cheaper, by 0.29 percentage points a year. That is about $29 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ACWX and AGG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWX ↗

AGG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for AGG ↗

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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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