ACWX vs IMTM: Differences, Returns & Fees

ACWX and IMTM hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and ACWX returned +18.2% over the year. Net assets on Oct 9, 2026: $17.6bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and $4.2bn for iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF.

IMTM costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points; ACWX is 4.2 times larger.

ACWXIMTM
Expense ratio0.32%0.30%
Net assets$17.6bn$4.2bn
Total return, 1 year+18.2%+15.3%
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA Indexnot read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common36%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund16.6%24.4%
Below its high3.9%, high on Sep 4, 20264.3%, high on Aug 17, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+18.2%
ACWX total return, 1 year
+15.3%
IMTM total return, 1 year
0.32%
ACWX expense ratio
0.30%
IMTM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and IMTM hold 36% 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 Oct 8, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

half

36% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ACWX IMTM
ASML HOLDING 1.95% 5.21%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86% 2.80%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82% 1.73%
SHELL 0.80% 1.91%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.73% 3.16%
NOVARTIS AG 0.71% 1.83%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.66% 1.68%
BHP GROUP LTD 0.60% 1.51%
BANCO SANTANDER 0.53% 1.51%
ADVANTEST 0.52% 1.86%
TORONTO DOMINION 0.52% 2.25%
ALLIANZ 0.47% 1.10%
Only in ACWX
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.41%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.52%
SK HYNIX 1.91%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.89%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.65%
NESTLE SA 0.65%
ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 0.62%
MEDIATEK 0.60%
Only in IMTM
EURO STOXX 50 DEC 26 0.00%
FTSE 100 INDEX DEC 26 0.00%
MINI TPX IDX DEC 26 0.00%

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On the same fields

ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
IMTM
iShares MSCI Intl Momentum Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks an index
Total return, 1 year +18.2% +15.3%
S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%
Gap to the S&P 500 +1.0 pts −2.0 pts
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.30%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 1908 301
Net assets $17.6bn $4.2bn

ACWX and IMTM 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.

IMTM in plain words

IMTM tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.30% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 301 positions, with the top ten at 24.4%. It sat 4.3% below its high of Aug 17, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or IMTM?
In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +18.2% and IMTM +15.3%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or IMTM?
IMTM is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and IMTM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of IMTM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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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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