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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and HDV +29.4%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or HDV?

HDV is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to HDV's +29.4%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.9bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and $15.9bn for iShares Core High Dividend ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+29.4%

HDV total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.08%

HDV expense ratio

Pair scorecard

HDV costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.1 points; ACWX is 1.1 times larger.

ACWX vs HDV: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	HDV
Return
Measure	ACWX	HDV
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+29.4%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	HDV
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	HDV
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	Morningstar Dividend Yield Focus Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	HDV
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.08%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$15.9bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	HDV
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	55.6%

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

What they share

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

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX HDV

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.27% 0.47%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.30% 0.12%

TESCO PLC 0.12% 0.21%

PEMBINA PIPELINE 0.08% 0.41%

DASSAULT AVIATION SA 0.02% 0.13%

COP/USD 0.00% 2.21%

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Only in ACWX

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.07%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.19%

ASML HOLDING 1.77%

SK HYNIX 1.56%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%

SHELL 0.84%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%

Only in HDV

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 9.48%

CHEVRON 7.22%

ABBVIE 6.77%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 5.46%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 5.12%

PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL 5.04%

HOME DEPOT 4.57%

COCA-COLA 4.26%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +29.4%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.08%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 89.5%

Holdings 1939 77

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $15.9bn

ACWX and HDV 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.

HDV

HDV tracks an index of High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +29.4% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 77 positions, with the top ten at 55.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or HDV?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and HDV +29.4%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or HDV?: HDV is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and HDV overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 90% of HDV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ACWX and HDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWX ↗

HDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for HDV ↗

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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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