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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and EMB returned +2.8%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or EMB?

ACWX charges 0.32% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so ACWX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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ACWX vs EMB: how they differ

ACWX and EMB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ACWX returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and EMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ACWX	Only in EMB
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.09%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.84%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.50%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO SARL RegS 0.50%
SK HYNIX 2.04%	UKRAINE (REPUBLIC OF) C BONDS RegS 0.42%
ASML HOLDING 1.77%	ECUADOR REPUBLIC OF (GOVERNMENT) RegS 0.34%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.94%	GHANA (REPUBLIC OF) DISCO RegS 0.31%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.88%	CHINA LIFE INSURANCE OVERSEAS CO L RegS 0.28%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.79%	REPUBLIC OF HUNGARY 0.27%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.76%	ANGOLA (REPUBLIC OF) RegS 0.26%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

ACWX and EMB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF	EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI ACWI ex U.S.	J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond
Total return, 1 year	+23.0%	+2.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.5 pts	−14.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.39%
Holdings	1515	612

ACWX in plain words

ACWX is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1515 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%.

EMB in plain words

EMB is a bond fund tracking the J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.39% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or EMB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and EMB returned +2.8%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or EMB?: ACWX charges 0.32% a year and EMB charges 0.39%, so ACWX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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