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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +20.8% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so ACWX returned more.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or IBIT?

ACWX charges 0.32% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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ACWX vs IBIT: how they differ

ACWX and IBIT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ACWX returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and IBIT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ACWX and IBIT both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ACWX	IBIT
USD CASH	-0.08%	0.00%

Only in each
Only in ACWX	Only in IBIT
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.16%	BITCOIN 100.00%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.39%
SK HYNIX 2.01%
ASML HOLDING 1.74%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.93%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.88%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.76%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 18, 2026.

ACWX and IBIT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.	Holds bitcoin
Total return, 1 year	+20.8%	−31.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.3 pts	−47.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.25%
Holdings	1911	2
Net assets	$12.3bn	$63.7bn

ACWX in plain words

ACWX tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned +20.8% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1911 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%.

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or IBIT?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +20.8% and IBIT returned −31.1%, so ACWX returned more.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or IBIT?: ACWX charges 0.32% a year and IBIT charges 0.25%, so IBIT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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