ACWX vs CORO: Differences, Returns & Fees

ACWX and CORO hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and CORO returned +22.5% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $17.6bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and $13.1bn for iShares International Country Rotation Active ETF.

ACWX costs 0.23 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.3 points; ACWX is 1.3 times larger.

ACWXCORO
Expense ratio0.32%0.55%
Net assets$17.6bn$13.1bn
Total return, 1 year+18.2%+22.5%
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IndexNo index, actively managed
Holdings in common5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.6%77.4%
Below its high3.9%, high on Sep 4, 20263.6%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+18.2%
ACWX total return, 1 year
+22.5%
CORO total return, 1 year
0.32%
ACWX expense ratio
0.55%
CORO expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and CORO hold 5% 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 Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACWX CORO
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.41% 4.85%
ASML HOLDING 1.95% 0.59%
Only in ACWX
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.52%
SK HYNIX 1.91%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.89%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%
SHELL 0.80%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.73%
NOVARTIS AG 0.71%
Only in CORO
ISHARES MSCI JAPAN ETF 19.62%
ISHARES MSCI CANADA ETF 13.40%
ISHARES MSCI SWITZERLAND ETF 8.76%
ISHARES MSCI SOUTH KOREA ETF 6.16%
ISHARES MSCI TAIWAN CAP ETF 6.07%
ISHARES MSCI SWEDEN ETF 5.23%
ISHARES MSCI UNITED KINGDOM ETF 5.22%
ISHARES MSCI HONG KONG ETF 4.12%

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On the same fields

ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
CORO
iShares International Country Rotation Active ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Actively managed
Total return, 1 year +18.2% +22.5%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +1.0 pts +5.2 pts
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.55%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1908 27
Net assets $17.6bn $13.1bn

ACWX and CORO 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.

CORO in plain words

CORO is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +22.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.55% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 27 positions, with the top ten at 77.4%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or CORO?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +18.2% and CORO +22.5%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or CORO?
ACWX is cheaper, by 0.23 percentage points a year. That is about $23 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and CORO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of CORO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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