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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and NOBL +15.5%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or NOBL?

ACWX is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 98% of NOBL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to NOBL's +15.5%; 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 $11.6bn on Oct 28, 2026 for ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

+15.5%

NOBL total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.35%

NOBL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWX costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.2 points; ACWX is 1.5 times larger.

ACWX vs NOBL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	NOBL
Return
Measure	ACWX	NOBL
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+15.5%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	NOBL
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	NOBL
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	NOBL
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.35%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$11.7bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	NOBL
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	17.0%

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

What they share

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

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95% 1.81%

ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.04% 1.25%

AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.01% 1.69%

BUDIMEX SA 0.00% 1.78%

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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%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%

SHELL 0.84%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%

NOVARTIS AG 0.80%

Only in NOBL

FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC 1.77%

INTL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP 1.70%

EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 1.67%

CHEVRON CORP 1.66%

ERIE INDEMNITY COMPANY-CL A 1.64%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 1.63%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.61%

NUCOR CORP 1.61%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares ProShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +15.5%

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.35%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 98.3%

Holdings 1939 69

Net assets, ACWX as of Oct 27, 2026 and NOBL as of Oct 28, 2026 $17.9bn $11.6bn

ACWX and NOBL 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.

NOBL

NOBL tracks the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 17.0%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or NOBL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and NOBL +15.5%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or NOBL?: ACWX is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and NOBL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 98% of NOBL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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ACWX on its own →NOBL on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ACWX dividend history →ACWX holdings →NOBL dividend history →NOBL holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

ACWX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWX ↗

NOBL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

NOBL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ProShares page for NOBL ↗

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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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