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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and MUB returned +0.1%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or MUB?

ACWX charges 0.32% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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ACWX vs MUB: how they differ

ACWX and MUB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and ACWX returned more over the year.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF and iShares National Muni Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and MUB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ACWX	Only in MUB
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 5.09%	HOUSTON TEX HIGHER ED FIN CORP 0.13%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.50%	DISTRICT COLUMBIA UNIV REV 0.10%
SK HYNIX 2.04%	ECTOR CNTY TEX 0.08%
ASML HOLDING 1.77%	NEW ORLEANS LA 0.08%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.94%	PORT TACOMA WASH REV 0.08%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.88%	CONTRA COSTA CALIF CMNTY COLLE 0.06%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.79%	LOS ANGELES CALIF 0.06%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.76%	LOS ANGELES CNTY CALIF 0.06%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

ACWX and MUB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	MSCI ACWI ex U.S.	National Muni Bond
Total return, 1 year	+23.0%	+0.1%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+5.5 pts	−17.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.05%
Holdings	1515	5215

ACWX in plain words

ACWX is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI ACWI ex U.S.. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +23.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.32% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1515 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%.

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or MUB?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +23.0% and MUB returned +0.1%, so ACWX returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or MUB?: ACWX charges 0.32% a year and MUB charges 0.05%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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