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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +18.2% and IQLT +14.8%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or IQLT?

IQLT 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 IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?

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

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ACWX vs IQLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

ACWX and IQLT hold 29% 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 $13.6bn for iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF.

IQLT costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.4 points; ACWX is 1.3 times larger.

	ACWX	IQLT
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.30%
Net assets	$17.6bn	$13.6bn
Total return, 1 year	+18.2%	+14.8%
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	not read by ETFIQ
Holdings in common	29%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	16.6%	23.7%
Below its high	3.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	4.8%, high on Aug 25, 2026

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

+18.2%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+14.8%

IQLT total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.30%

IQLT expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and IQLT hold 29% 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.

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29% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding ACWX IQLT

ASML HOLDING 1.95% 6.01%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82% 2.20%

SHELL 0.80% 1.85%

NOVARTIS AG 0.71% 1.67%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.65% 1.59%

NESTLE SA 0.65% 1.69%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.60% 1.54%

ADVANTEST 0.52% 2.24%

ALLIANZ 0.47% 2.57%

TOKYO ELECTRON 0.47% 1.40%

TOTALENERGIES 0.46% 1.34%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC 0.45% 1.30%

Only in ACWX

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.41%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.52%

SK HYNIX 1.91%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.89%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.86%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.73%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 0.66%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 0.62%

Only in IQLT

EURO STOXX 50 DEC 26 0.00%

FTSE 100 INDEX DEC 26 0.00%

SPI 200 DEC 26 0.00%

TOPIX INDEX DEC 26 0.00%

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On the same fields

ACWX

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

IQLT

iShares MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks an index

Total return, 1 year +18.2% +14.8%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +1.0 pts −2.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.30%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1908 294

Net assets $17.6bn $13.6bn

ACWX and IQLT 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.

IQLT in plain words

IQLT tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.8% 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 294 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 25, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or IQLT?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +18.2% and IQLT +14.8%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or IQLT?: IQLT 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 IQLT overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of IQLT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

ACWX and IQLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗ACWX and IQLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for ACWX ↗iShares page for IQLT ↗

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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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