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ACWX vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to IWB's +13.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $17.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, and $49.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

ACWX on its own →IWB on its own →
At a glance
+14.3%
ACWX total return, 1 year
+13.1%
IWB total return, 1 year
0.32%
ACWX expense ratio
0.15%
IWB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWB costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; IWB is 2.8 times larger.

ACWX vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureACWXIWB
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.3%+13.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IndexRussell 1000 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 23, 2026$17.5bn$48.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund15.6%35.3%

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

What they share

1%

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

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX IWB
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.23% 0.12%
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.07% 0.09%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 0.12% 0.06%
MERCK 0.06% 0.49%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.13% 0.06%
PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.08% 0.06%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95% 0.06%
ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.04% 0.05%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.27% 0.04%
EQT 0.04% 0.05%
ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.17% 0.04%
HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.06% 0.04%
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%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%
SHELL 0.84%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%
NOVARTIS AG 0.80%
Only in IWB
NVIDIA 7.15%
APPLE 7.06%
MICROSOFT 5.56%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63%
BROADCOM INC 2.24%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92%
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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks the Russell 1000
Total return, 1 year +14.3% +13.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.2% (VONE)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs VONE
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 91.7%
Holdings 1939 1025
Net assets, ACWX as of Oct 27, 2026 and IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 $17.9bn $49.1bn

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

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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.

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or IWB?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and IWB +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or IWB?
IWB is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and IWB overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 92% of IWB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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ACWX on its own →IWB on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ACWX dividend history →ACWX holdings →IWB dividend history →IWB holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ACWX and IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for ACWX ↗
IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWB ↗

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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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