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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and IWO +7.9%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or IWO?

IWO is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs IWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to IWO's +7.9%; 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 $14.0bn for iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+7.9%

IWO total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.24%

IWO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWO costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.4 points; ACWX is 1.3 times larger.

ACWX vs IWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	IWO
Return
Measure	ACWX	IWO
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+7.9%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	IWO
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	9.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	IWO
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	Russell 2000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	IWO
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.24%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$14.0bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	IWO
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	6.4%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and IWO 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 IWO

LVMH 0.30% 0.28%

AIRBUS GROUP 0.35% 0.27%

COMPASS GROUP PLC 0.16% 0.41%

CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY 0.18% 0.12%

SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.31% 0.08%

NN GROUP 0.06% 0.08%

VALTERRA PLATINUM LTD 0.05% 0.07%

TERNA RETE ELETTRICA NAZIONALE 0.04% 0.07%

ORANGE SA 0.08% 0.03%

CONTINENTAL AG 0.02% 0.32%

INDRA SISTEMAS SA 0.02% 0.02%

ORION CLASS B 0.03% 0.02%

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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 IWO

JFROG 0.74%

TWIST BIOSCIENCE 0.71%

GLAUKOS 0.70%

MOOG INC CLASS A 0.68%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.66%

10X GENOMICS CLASS A 0.61%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.60%

INTERDIGITAL INC 0.58%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks the Russell 2000 Growth

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +7.9%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +8.0% (VTWG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs VTWG

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.24%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1939 1122

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $14.0bn

ACWX and IWO 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.

IWO

IWO tracks the Russell 2000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +7.9% with distributions reinvested, against +8.0% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 1,122 positions, with the top ten at 6.4%. It sat 9.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or IWO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and IWO +7.9%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or IWO?: IWO is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and IWO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of IWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ACWX and IWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWX ↗

IWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWO ↗

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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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