ACWX vs IDEQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
ACWX and IDEQ hold 30% of their weight in the same names, and IDEQ returned +23.0% over the year. Net assets: $17.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, and $1.5bn on Jun 30, 2026 for Lazard International Dynamic Equity ETF.
ACWX costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; ACWX is 7.7 times larger.
| ACWX | IDEQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.32% | 0.40% |
| Net assets, as of Jun 30, 2026 | $11.6bn | $1.5bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.2% | +23.0% |
| What it tracks | MSCI ACWI ex USA Index | No index, actively managed |
| Holdings in common | 30% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 16.6% | 25.8% |
| Below its high | 3.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026 | 4.2%, high on Sep 4, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and IDEQ hold 30% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Oct 8, 2026.
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30% in common
On the same fields
ACWX and IDEQ 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.
IDEQ in plain words
IDEQ is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 249 positions, with the top ten at 25.8%. It sat 4.2% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or IDEQ?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +18.2% and IDEQ +23.0%.
- Which is cheaper, ACWX or IDEQ?
- ACWX is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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