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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and IJR +17.5%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or IJR?

IJR is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do ACWX and IJR overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

ACWX vs IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees

Share on X Download as PDF

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to IJR's +17.5%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about ACWX and IJR

Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.9bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and $104.6bn for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF.

ACWX on its own →IJR on its own →

At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.2 points; IJR is 5.8 times larger.

ACWX vs IJR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	IJR
Return
Measure	ACWX	IJR
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+17.5%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	IJR
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	IJR
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	S&P SmallCap 600
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	IJR
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.06%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$104.6bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	IJR
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	5.3%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and IJR hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX IJR

LVMH 0.30% 0.24%

AIRBUS GROUP 0.35% 0.23%

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY 0.18% 0.26%

UCB SA 0.11% 0.25%

SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.31% 0.08%

MTU AERO ENGINES HOLDING AG 0.05% 0.11%

FINECOBANK BANCA FINECO 0.04% 0.15%

TERNA RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE 0.04% 0.12%

ABSA GROUP 0.03% 0.20%

SIGMA HEALTHCARE 0.03% 0.26%

CONTINENTAL AG 0.02% 0.27%

OUTSURANCE GROUP 0.01% 0.31%

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 IJR

GLAUKOS 0.61%

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.57%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.57%

VIASAT INC 0.55%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.52%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.51%

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.48%

LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS 0.48%

Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks the S&P SmallCap 600

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +17.5%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +17.6% (SPSM)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs SPSM

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.06%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1939 642

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $104.6bn

ACWX and IJR on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

Alert

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.

IJR

IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 642 positions, with the top ten at 5.3%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or IJR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and IJR +17.5%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or IJR?: IJR is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and IJR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of IJR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Other comparisons

ACWX vs VB ACWX vs IWM ACWX vs VTWO ACWX vs IJT FENI vs IJR IJR vs IXUS IJR vs VEU IJR vs SCHF

Where to next

ACWX on its own →IJR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ACWX dividend history →ACWX holdings →IJR dividend history →IJR holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ACWX and IJR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWX ↗

IJR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJR ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, ACWX against IJR, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/acwx-vs-ijr

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.