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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and HYMB −1.0%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or HYMB?

ACWX is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to HYMB's −1.0%; 0% 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 $3.8bn for State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

−1.0%

HYMB total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.35%

HYMB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWX costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.3 points; ACWX is 4.7 times larger.

ACWX vs HYMB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	HYMB
Return
Measure	ACWX	HYMB
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	−1.0%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	HYMB
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	4.7%, high on Jul 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	HYMB
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	ICE US Select High Yield Crossover Municipal Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	HYMB
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$3.8bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	HYMB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and HYMB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX HYMB

Only in one fund ↓

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 HYMB

PRCGEN 5.000 07/01/58 1.94%

PRCGEN 4.784 07/01/58 1.25%

BUCGEN 5.000 06/01/55 1.08%

PRC 4.000 07/01/46 0.64%

PRCGEN 4.329 07/01/40 0.61%

NYCDEV 5.000 11/15/44 0.49%

PRC 4.000 07/01/41 0.47%

CHIEDU 6.000 12/01/41 0.46%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF HYMB State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares State Street

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond

Total return, 1 year +14.3% −1.0%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured −1.4% (AGG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.4 pts vs AGG

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.35%

Holdings 1939 2105

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $3.8bn

ACWX and HYMB 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.

HYMB

HYMB tracks an index of Nuveen ICE High Yield Municipal Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. It sat 4.7% below its high of Jul 2, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or HYMB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and HYMB −1.0%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or HYMB?: ACWX is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ACWX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWX ↗

HYMB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

HYMB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street 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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