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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and IXUS +14.1%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or IXUS?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

ACWX vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to IXUS's +14.1%; 85% 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 $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.25 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.2 points; IXUS is 3.2 times larger.

ACWX vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	IXUS
Return
Measure	ACWX	IXUS
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+14.1%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	IXUS
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	IXUS
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	IXUS
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$57.6bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	IXUS
Holdings in common	85%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	13.5%

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

Risk and return

Nov 2, 2012 to Oct 23, 2026 · 729 weekly returns

ACWX IXUS

Return

Total return edge IXUS (slight) +169.1% +177.4%

Annualized edge IXUS (slight) +7.3% +7.5%

Price return edge IXUS (slight) +84.9% +90.2%

Risk

Volatility edge Tie 15.9% 15.8%

Max drawdown edge Tie −34.2% −34.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IXUS (slight) 0.41 0.42

Sortino edge IXUS (slight) 0.57 0.59

Calmar edge Tie 0.21 0.22

Reading

IXUS returned slightly more: +177.4% to +169.1%. ACWX and IXUS swung about the same: 15.9% and 15.8%. ACWX and IXUS fell about the same at their worst: −34.2% and −34.6%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: ACWX vs IXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	IXUS	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+169.1%	+177.4%	IXUS (slight)	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+7.3%	+7.5%	IXUS (slight)	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+84.9%	+90.2%	IXUS (slight)	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	15.9%	15.8%	Tie	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	11.3%	11.3%	Tie	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−34.2%	−34.6%	Tie	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.41	0.42	IXUS (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.57	0.59	IXUS (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.21	0.22	Tie	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 729 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

85%

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and IXUS hold 85% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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85% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX IXUS

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.07% 4.39%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.19% 1.90%

ASML HOLDING 1.77% 1.53%

SK HYNIX 1.56% 1.35%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95% 0.82%

SHELL 0.84% 0.73%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85% 0.73%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81% 0.72%

NOVARTIS AG 0.80% 0.69%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.79% 0.68%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.72% 0.62%

NESTLE SA 0.72% 0.62%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ACWX

AED/USD 0.00%

Only in IXUS

ARITZIA SUBORDINATE VOTING 0.03%

ACCELLERON N AG 0.02%

AL SYDBANK 0.02%

ALS 0.02%

AMPOL 0.02%

BALFOUR BEATTY PLC 0.02%

BAYCURRENT INC 0.02%

BEZEQ ISRAELI TELECOMMUNICATION CO 0.02%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +14.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.3% (ACWX)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.2 pts vs ACWX

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1939 4584

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $57.6bn

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

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ACWX and IXUS are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. ACWX follows MSCI ACWI ex USA Index and IXUS follows MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI.
Cost. ACWX charges 0.32% of assets a year and IXUS 0.07%, a gap of 0.25 points.
Size. ACWX has $17.9bn in net assets and IXUS $57.6bn (net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026); IXUS is 3.2 times larger.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or IXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and IXUS +14.1%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or IXUS?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.25 percentage points a year. That is about $25 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and IXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of IXUS by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

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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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