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

In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +15.0% and FEOE +20.2%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or FEOE?

ACWX is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 3% of FEOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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ACWX vs FEOE: Differences, Returns & Fees

ACWX and FEOE hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and FEOE returned +20.2% over the year. Net assets: $17.6bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, and $1.3bn on May 31, 2026 for First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF.

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ACWX costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.2 points; ACWX is far larger, $5.0bn against $18m.

ACWX vs FEOE: Differences, Returns & Fees
	ACWX	FEOE
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Feb 28, 2025	$5.0bn	$18m
Total return, 1 year	+15.0%	+20.2%
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	not published
Holdings in common	10%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.5%	30.4%
Below its high	5.1%, high on Sep 4, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

+15.0%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+20.2%

FEOE total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.50%

FEOE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and FEOE hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ACWX FEOE

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.12% 5.52%

SHELL 0.84% 3.95%

NESTLE SA 0.71% 1.89%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 0.65% 1.25%

UNILEVER PLC 0.39% 1.59%

BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO 0.33% 3.80%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.32% 2.32%

LVMH 0.30% 2.71%

AIA GROUP 0.28% 1.00%

AGNICO EAGLE MINES 0.27% 0.51%

KEYENCE 0.26% 1.53%

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC 0.21% 1.28%

Only in ACWX

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.06%

ASML HOLDING 1.80%

SK HYNIX 1.47%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.91%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.90%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.87%

NOVARTIS AG 0.77%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.76%

Only in FEOE

Fomento Economico Mexicano SAB 2.25%

SMC Corp 1.94%

TSMC 1.94%

Investor AB 1.73%

Wal-Mart de Mexico SAB de CV 1.55%

TIS Inc 1.28%

Kansai Paint Co Ltd 1.24%

Hirose Electric Co Ltd 1.15%

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On the same fields

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

FEOE

First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares First Eagle

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Equity fund

Total return, 1 year +15.0% +20.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +17.5% (EEM)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +2.6 pts vs EEM

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.50%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 3.4%

Holdings 1931 75

Net assets, ACWX as of Oct 20, 2026 and FEOE as of May 31, 2026 $17.6bn $1.3bn

ACWX and FEOE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

About ACWX

ACWX tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,931 positions, with the top ten at 15.5%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.

About FEOE

Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for its benchmark, the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.50% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 3% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 75 positions, with the top ten at 30.4%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or FEOE?: In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +15.0% and FEOE +20.2%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or FEOE?: ACWX is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and FEOE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 3% of FEOE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

ACWX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ACWX ↗FEOE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FEOE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Eagle 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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