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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or IGSB?

ACWX charges 0.32% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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ACWX vs IGSB: how they differ

ACWX and IGSB 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 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions ACWX and IGSB both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	ACWX	IGSB
ENEL CHILE SA	0.01%	0.03%
INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF	0.01%	0.01%
SANDS CHINA LTD	0.01%	0.01%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ACWX	Only in IGSB
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.09%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.56%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.50%	EAGLE FUNDING LUXCO S. R.L. 144A 0.29%
SK HYNIX 2.04%	SPACE EXPLORATION TECHNOLOGIES COR 144A 0.15%
ASML HOLDING 1.77%	DEUTSCHE TELEKOM INTERNATIONAL FIN 0.10%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.94%	BAYER US FINANCE II LLC 144A 0.09%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.88%	JPMORGAN CHASE & CO MTN 0.09%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.79%	GOLDMAN SACHS BANK USA (FXD-FRN) 0.08%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.76%	GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC/THE MTN 0.08%

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 10, 2026.

ACWX and IGSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF	IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI ACWI ex U.S.	1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	+23.0%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.5 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.04%
Holdings	1515	4496

ACWX in plain words

ACWX is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1515 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%.

IGSB in plain words

IGSB is a bond fund tracking the 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or IGSB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and IGSB returned +1.7%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or IGSB?: ACWX charges 0.32% a year and IGSB charges 0.04%, so IGSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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