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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and CGGR +2.6%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or CGGR?

ACWX is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 78% of CGGR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs CGGR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to CGGR's +2.6%; 4% 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 $25.9bn for Capital Group Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+2.6%

CGGR total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.39%

CGGR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWX costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.7 points; CGGR is 1.4 times larger.

ACWX vs CGGR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	CGGR
Return
Measure	ACWX	CGGR
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+2.6%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	CGGR
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	3.4%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	CGGR
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	CGGR
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.39%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$25.9bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	CGGR
Holdings in common	4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	39.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and CGGR hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX CGGR

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.07% 1.39%

ASML HOLDING 1.77% 1.01%

SK HYNIX 1.56% 0.81%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.38% 0.39%

AIRBUS GROUP 0.35% 0.34%

GLENCORE PLC 0.19% 0.47%

NINTENDO 0.16% 0.41%

WHEATON PRECIOUS METALS 0.16% 0.73%

BOMBARDIER CLASS B 0.06% 0.34%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ACWX

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.19%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%

SHELL 0.84%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%

NOVARTIS AG 0.80%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.79%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.72%

Only in CGGR

Meta Platforms Inc 5.38%

NVIDIA Corp 5.14%

Broadcom Inc 4.69%

Microsoft Corp 4.63%

Tesla Inc 4.19%

Micron Technology Inc 3.57%

Visa Inc 3.33%

Alphabet Inc 3.21%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF CGGR Capital Group Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Capital Group

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

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +2.6%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −11.1 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.39%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 78.3%

Holdings 1939 96

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $25.9bn

ACWX and CGGR 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.

CGGR

CGGR is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +2.6% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year. By its holdings filed for Aug 31, 2026, 78% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 96 positions, with the top ten at 39.7%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or CGGR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and CGGR +2.6%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or CGGR?: ACWX is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and CGGR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 78% of CGGR 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 ↗

CGGR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CGGR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Capital Group page for CGGR ↗

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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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