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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +18.2% and CGXU +18.6%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or CGXU?

ACWX is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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ACWX vs CGXU: Differences, Returns & Fees

ACWX and CGXU hold 21% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $17.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, and $6.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Capital Group International Focus Equity ETF.

ACWX costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.4 points; ACWX is 2.6 times larger.

	ACWX	CGXU
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.54%
Net assets, as of Oct 8, 2026	$17.5bn	$6.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.2%	+18.6%
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	21%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	16.6%	38.4%
Below its high	3.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	5.1%, high on Sep 8, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+18.2%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+18.6%

CGXU total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.54%

CGXU expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and CGXU hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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21% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ACWX CGXU

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.41% 6.83%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.52% 3.10%

ASML HOLDING 1.95% 2.44%

SK HYNIX 1.91% 3.27%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.89% 1.27%

NESTLE SA 0.65% 1.05%

TOKYO ELECTRON 0.47% 2.29%

HITACHI 0.44% 1.62%

ROLLS-ROYCE HOLDINGS PLC 0.41% 1.08%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 0.39% 1.43%

RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 0.39% 1.50%

SOFTBANK GROUP CORP 0.39% 6.36%

Only in ACWX

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%

SHELL 0.80%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.73%

NOVARTIS AG 0.71%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.66%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.65%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 0.62%

Only in CGXU

Capital Group Central Cash Fund 3.54%

Novo Nordisk A/S 2.46%

Grupo Mexico SAB de CV 1.81%

ARM Holdings PLC 1.57%

Cie Financiere Richemont SA 1.17%

Techtronic Industries Co Ltd 1.16%

NU Holdings Ltd/Cayman Islands 1.15%

Vestas Wind Systems A/S 1.09%

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On the same fields

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

CGXU

Capital Group International Focus Equity 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 +18.2% +18.6%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +1.0 pts +1.4 pts

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.54%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1908 73

Net assets, ACWX as of Oct 9, 2026 and CGXU as of Oct 8, 2026 $17.6bn $6.8bn

ACWX and CGXU on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ACWX in plain words

ACWX tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,908 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

CGXU in plain words

CGXU is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +18.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.54% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 73 positions, with the top ten at 38.4%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Sep 8, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or CGXU?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +18.2% and CGXU +18.6%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or CGXU?: ACWX is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and CGXU overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of CGXU by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

ACWX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ACWX ↗CGXU filings on SEC EDGAR ↗CGXU prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Capital Group page for CGXU ↗

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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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