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ACWX vs IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to IWD's +27.5%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.9bn for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and $83.0bn for iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF.

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At a glance
+14.3%
ACWX total return, 1 year
+27.5%
IWD total return, 1 year
0.32%
ACWX expense ratio
0.18%
IWD expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWD costs 0.14 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.2 points; IWD is 4.6 times larger.

ACWX vs IWD: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureACWXIWD
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.3%+27.5%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IndexRussell 1000 Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.18%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$17.9bn$83.0bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund15.6%29.6%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and IWD 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 IWD
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95% 0.11%
PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.08% 0.11%
VINCI SA 0.16% 0.07%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.27% 0.07%
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.07% 0.17%
PEMBINA PIPELINE 0.08% 0.07%
HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.06% 0.08%
MERCK 0.06% 0.93%
ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.17% 0.06%
LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD 0.08% 0.05%
TESCO PLC 0.12% 0.04%
ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.04% 0.10%
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 IWD
APPLE 6.08%
AMAZON.COM INC 5.95%
MICROSOFT 5.21%
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC CLASS B 2.67%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 2.37%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.96%
JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.71%
WALMART 1.26%
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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value 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 value
Total return, 1 year +14.3% +27.5%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +27.7% (VONV)
Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs VONV
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.18%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 90.0%
Holdings 1939 871
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $83.0bn

ACWX and IWD 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.

IWD

IWD tracks the Russell 1000 value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +27.5% with distributions reinvested, against +27.7% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 871 positions, with the top ten at 29.6%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or IWD?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and IWD +27.5%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or IWD?
IWD is cheaper, by 0.14 percentage points a year. That is about $14 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and IWD overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 90% of IWD by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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ACWX on its own →IWD on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ACWX dividend history →ACWX holdings →IWD dividend history →IWD holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ACWX and IWD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for ACWX ↗
IWD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for IWD ↗

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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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