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ACWX vs ESGD: Differences, Returns & Fees

ACWX and ESGD hold 44% 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 $11.8bn for iShares ESG Aware MSCI EAFE ETF.

ESGD costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; ACWX is 1.5 times larger.

ACWXESGD
Expense ratio0.32%0.20%
Net assets$17.6bn$11.8bn
Total return, 1 year+18.2%+13.4%
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA Indexnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common44%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.6%14.2%
Below its high3.9%, high on Sep 4, 20264.9%, 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
+13.4%
ESGD total return, 1 year
0.32%
ACWX expense ratio
0.20%
ESGD expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and ESGD hold 44% 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.

half

44% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACWX ESGD
ASML HOLDING 1.95% 3.49%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86% 1.47%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82% 1.17%
SHELL 0.80% 1.14%
NOVARTIS AG 0.71% 1.45%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.66% 0.86%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.65% 0.98%
NESTLE SA 0.65% 1.03%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.60% 0.94%
SIEMENS N AG 0.60% 1.15%
SAP 0.58% 1.22%
BANCO SANTANDER 0.53% 0.57%
Only in ACWX
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.41%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.52%
SK HYNIX 1.91%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.89%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.73%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 0.62%
MEDIATEK 0.60%
SHOPIFY SUBORDINATE VOTING CLASS A 0.55%
Only in ESGD
EURO STOXX 50 DEC 26 0.00%
FTSE 100 INDEX DEC 26 0.00%
ISRACARD LTD 0.00%
SPI 200 DEC 26 0.00%
TOPIX INDEX DEC 26 0.00%

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On the same fields

ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
ESGD
iShares ESG Aware 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% +13.4%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +1.0 pts −3.9 pts
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.20%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1908 337
Net assets $17.6bn $11.8bn

ACWX and ESGD 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.

ESGD in plain words

ESGD tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% 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 337 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or ESGD?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +18.2% and ESGD +13.4%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or ESGD?
ESGD is cheaper, by 0.12 percentage points a year. That is about $12 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and ESGD overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of ESGD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where these figures came from
ACWX and ESGD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ACWX ↗ESGD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ESGD ↗

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure; a link is not an endorsement. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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