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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, ACWX or PFF?

ACWX is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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ACWX vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to PFF's −4.2%; 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 $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+14.3%

ACWX total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.32%

ACWX expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

ACWX costs 0.13 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.5 points; ACWX is 1.5 times larger.

ACWX vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	ACWX	PFF
Return
Measure	ACWX	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	ACWX	PFF
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	ACWX	PFF
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA Index	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	ACWX	PFF
Expense ratio	0.32%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.9bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	ACWX	PFF
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	15.6%	22.7%

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

What they share

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

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.27% 0.26%

BANCO SANTANDER 0.50% 0.17%

PEMBINA PIPELINE 0.08% 0.54%

PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.08% 0.22%

ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.07% 0.43%

HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.06% 0.16%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.30% 0.05%

KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE 0.09% 0.04%

KEYERA 0.03% 0.30%

LAND SECURITIES GROUP REIT PLC 0.02% 0.06%

SANLAM LIMITED LTD 0.02% 0.10%

TELUS 0.01% 0.53%

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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 PFF

STRATEGY INC 3.53%

BOEING CO 3.11%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.36%

ALPHABET INC 2.31%

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.27%

ALPHABET INC 2.26%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY SERIES L 2.14%

ORACLE CORPORATION 2.06%

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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +14.3% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −17.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.32% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1939 453

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.9bn $11.8bn

ACWX and PFF 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.

PFF

PFF tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −4.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% 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 453 positions, with the top ten at 22.7%. It sat 7.1% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or PFF?: ACWX is cheaper, by 0.13 percentage points a year. That is about $13 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

ACWX and PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ACWX ↗

PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for PFF ↗

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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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