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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and FBCG +9.5%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or FBCG?

ACWX is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 85% of FBCG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs FBCG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to FBCG's +9.5%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $17.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, and $7.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+9.5%

FBCG total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.57%

FBCG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWX costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; ACWX is 2.3 times larger.

ACWX vs FBCG: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	FBCG
Return
Measure	ACWX	FBCG
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+9.5%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	FBCG
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	5.7%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	FBCG
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	No index, actively managed
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	FBCG
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.57%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$17.3bn	$7.6bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	FBCG
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	57.2%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and FBCG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX FBCG

SK HYNIX 1.56% 0.35%

ASML HOLDING 1.77% 0.30%

SUNCOR ENERGY INC 0.25% 0.13%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.34% 0.12%

CELESTICA 0.09% 0.66%

COMPASS GROUP PLC 0.16% 0.09%

ARGENX 0.15% 0.08%

BARCLAYS PLC 0.21% 0.07%

AGNICO EAGLE MINES 0.26% 0.06%

STMICROELECTRONICS 0.09% 0.05%

FIRST QUANTUM MINERALS 0.05% 0.09%

NOKIA 0.13% 0.00%

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Only in ACWX

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.07%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.19%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%

SHELL 0.84%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%

NOVARTIS AG 0.80%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.79%

Only in FBCG

NVIDIA CORP 14.90%

APPLE INC 9.31%

ALPHABET INC 9.27%

AMAZON.COM INC 5.86%

MICROSOFT CORP 4.94%

BROADCOM INC 4.38%

ELI LILLY and CO 2.71%

META PLATFORMS INC 2.31%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF FBCG Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Fidelity

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Actively managed

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +9.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.7% (VOO)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −4.2 pts vs VOO

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.57%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 85.3%

Holdings 1939 230

Net assets, ACWX as of Oct 27, 2026 and FBCG as of Sep 30, 2026 $17.9bn $7.6bn

ACWX and FBCG on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

ACWX

ACWX tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,939 positions, with the top ten at 15.6%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

FBCG

FBCG is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +9.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.57% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 85% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 230 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or FBCG?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and FBCG +9.5%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or FBCG?: ACWX is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and FBCG overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 85% of FBCG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ACWX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWX ↗

FBCG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FBCG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fidelity website ↗

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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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