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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +18.2% and HFXI +21.6%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or HFXI?

HFXI 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 HFXI overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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ACWX vs HFXI: Differences, Returns & Fees

ACWX and HFXI hold 58% of their weight in the same names, and HFXI returned +21.6% over the year. Net assets: $17.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, and $2.0bn on Jul 31, 2026 for NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF.

HFXI costs 0.12 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; ACWX is 5.7 times larger.

	ACWX	HFXI
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.20%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$11.5bn	$2.0bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.2%	+21.6%
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	58%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	16.6%	16.3%
Below its high	3.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	3.9%, high on Jun 22, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

+18.2%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+21.6%

HFXI total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.20%

HFXI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and HFXI hold 58% 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 Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.

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58% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ACWX HFXI

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.52% 3.70%

ASML HOLDING 1.95% 2.43%

SK HYNIX 1.91% 2.61%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86% 1.38%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82% 1.22%

SHELL 0.80% 0.98%

NOVARTIS AG 0.71% 1.12%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.66% 0.96%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.65% 0.97%

NESTLE SA 0.65% 0.98%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.60% 0.87%

SIEMENS N AG 0.60% 0.92%

Only in ACWX

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.41%

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%

TORONTO DOMINION 0.52%

RECRUIT HOLDINGS LTD 0.39%

Only in HFXI

NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.57%

INVESTOR AB 0.38%

VANGUARD TAX-MANAGED FUNDS 0.34%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESELLSCHAFT AG 0.30%

VOLVO AB 0.26%

NORDEA BANK ABP 0.25%

ATLAS COPCO AB 0.21%

ASSA ABLOY AB 0.15%

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On the same fields

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

HFXI

NYLIM FTSE International Equity Currency Neutral ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares New York Life Investments

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

Total return, 1 year +18.2% +21.6%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +1.0 pts +4.3 pts

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.20%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1908 801

Net assets, ACWX as of Oct 9, 2026 and HFXI as of Jul 31, 2026 $17.6bn $2.0bn

ACWX and HFXI 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.

HFXI in plain words

HFXI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 801 positions, with the top ten at 16.3%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or HFXI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +18.2% and HFXI +21.6%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or HFXI?: HFXI 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 HFXI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of HFXI 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 ↗HFXI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗HFXI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗New York Life Investments 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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