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

In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +16.9% and APIE +11.9%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or APIE?

ACWX is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do ACWX and APIE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 1% of APIE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ACWX vs APIE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACWX returned +16.9% to APIE's +11.9%; 39% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $17.8bn on Nov 3, 2026 for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, and $1.2bn on Aug 31, 2026 for ActivePassive International Equity ETF.

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At a glance

+16.9%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+11.9%

APIE total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.45%

APIE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWX costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.0 points.

ACWX vs APIE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	APIE
Return
Measure	ACWX	APIE
Total return, 1 year	+16.9%	+11.9%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	APIE
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	4.1%, high on Aug 10, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	APIE
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	APIE
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.45%
Net assets, ACWX as of Nov 3, 2026 and APIE as of Aug 31, 2026	$17.8bn	$1.2bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	APIE
Holdings in common	39%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.4%	23.4%

Method

What they share

39%

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and APIE hold 39% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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39% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX APIE

ASML HOLDING 1.69% 1.75%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.88% 2.46%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.82% 1.01%

NOVARTIS AG 0.83% 0.81%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.78% 1.01%

SHELL 0.84% 0.78%

NESTLE SA 0.75% 0.66%

SAP 0.66% 1.27%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.65% 0.69%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 0.61% 1.51%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.56% 0.68%

ALLIANZ 0.52% 0.75%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ACWX

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.84%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.15%

SK HYNIX 1.62%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.94%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.80%

SIEMENS N AG 0.62%

TORONTO DOMINION 0.58%

TOTALENERGIES 0.50%

Only in APIE

TSMC 11.50%

Novo Nordisk A/S 0.83%

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitt 0.72%

Deutsche Telekom AG 0.69%

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Grou 0.51%

L'Oreal SA 0.49%

Enel SpA 0.47%

Air Liquide SA 0.46%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF APIE ActivePassive International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Envestnet

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +16.9% +11.9%

Its benchmark over the same days +16.8% (CWI) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs CWI not measured

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.7%

Holdings 1931 547

Net assets, ACWX as of Nov 3, 2026 and APIE as of Aug 31, 2026 $17.8bn $1.2bn

ACWX and APIE on the fields both publish, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

ACWX

ACWX tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +16.9% with distributions reinvested, against +16.8% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,931 positions, with the top ten at 15.4%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

APIE

APIE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 it returned +11.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 1% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 547 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 10, 2026 on Nov 4, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or APIE?: In the year to Nov 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +16.9% and APIE +11.9%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or APIE?: ACWX is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and APIE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 1% of APIE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ACWX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWX ↗

APIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

APIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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