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ACWX vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to VLUE's +54.7%; 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 $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

ACWX on its own →VLUE on its own →
At a glance
+14.3%
ACWX total return, 1 year
+54.7%
VLUE total return, 1 year
0.32%
ACWX expense ratio
0.15%
VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 40.4 points; ACWX is 1.9 times larger.

ACWX vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureACWXVLUE
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.3%+54.7%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IndexMSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026$17.9bn$9.3bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund15.6%42.8%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and VLUE 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 VLUE
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95% 0.39%
LOBLAW COMPANIES LTD 0.08% 0.11%
PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.08% 0.42%
HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.06% 0.19%
ADMIRAL GROUP PLC 0.04% 0.94%
BAWAG GROUP AG 0.04% 0.33%
EQT 0.04% 0.18%
KEYERA 0.03% 0.11%
TELENOR 0.02% 0.73%
NEMETSCHEK 0.01% 0.65%
SODEXO SA 0.01% 0.18%
TELUS 0.01% 2.24%
Only in one fund ↓
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 VLUE
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%
GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%
PFIZER 1.86%
BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%
QUALCOMM 1.73%
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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares iShares
What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year +14.3% +54.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +41.1 pts vs MLRG
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 96.6%
Holdings 1939 148
Net assets, ACWX as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $17.9bn $9.4bn

ACWX and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or VLUE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or VLUE?
VLUE is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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ACWX on its own →VLUE on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ACWX dividend history →ACWX holdings →VLUE dividend history →VLUE holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ACWX and VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ACWX and VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for ACWX ↗
iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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