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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +18.2% and DMXF +15.5%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or DMXF?

DMXF is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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ACWX vs DMXF: Differences, Returns & Fees

ACWX and DMXF hold 29% of their weight in the same names, and ACWX returned +18.2% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $17.6bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and $1.0bn for iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF.

DMXF costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.7 points; ACWX is 17.3 times larger.

	ACWX	DMXF
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.12%
Net assets	$17.6bn	$1.0bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.2%	+15.5%
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	29%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	16.6%	22.8%
Below its high	3.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	3.9%, high on Aug 13, 2026

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

+18.2%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+15.5%

DMXF total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.12%

DMXF expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and DMXF hold 29% 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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29% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ACWX DMXF

ASML HOLDING 1.95% 6.50%

NOVARTIS AG 0.71% 2.45%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.66% 2.18%

SAP 0.58% 2.03%

ADVANTEST 0.52% 1.79%

ALLIANZ 0.47% 1.66%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.47% 1.63%

TOKYO ELECTRON 0.47% 1.63%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 0.45% 1.53%

SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP 0.43% 1.40%

ABB LTD 0.40% 1.39%

RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 0.39% 1.38%

Only in ACWX

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.41%

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%

Only in DMXF

EURO STOXX 50 DEC 26 0.00%

MINI TPX IDX DEC 26 0.00%

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On the same fields

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

DMXF

iShares ESG Advanced MSCI EAFE ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +18.2% +15.5%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +1.0 pts −1.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.12%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1908 396

Net assets $17.6bn $1.0bn

ACWX and DMXF 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.

DMXF in plain words

DMXF tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.12% 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 396 positions, with the top ten at 22.8%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or DMXF?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +18.2% and DMXF +15.5%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or DMXF?: DMXF is cheaper, by 0.20 percentage points a year. That is about $20 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and DMXF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of DMXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

ACWX and DMXF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ACWX ↗DMXF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for DMXF ↗

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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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