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ACWX vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX returned +14.3% to VONG's +1.1%; 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 $47.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

ACWX on its own →VONG on its own →
At a glance
+14.3%
ACWX total return, 1 year
+1.1%
VONG total return, 1 year
0.32%
ACWX expense ratio
0.06%
VONG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VONG costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.2 points; VONG is 2.7 times larger.

ACWX vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureACWXVONG
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.3%+1.1%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 20264.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IndexRussell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$17.3bn$47.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund15.6%57.6%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, ACWX and VONG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACWX VONG
SPOTIFY TECHNOLOGY 0.23% 0.23%
NU HOLDINGS CLASS A 0.13% 0.13%
ANGLOGOLD ASHANTI PLC 0.12% 0.13%
BROOKFIELD ASSET MANAGEMENT VOTING 0.05% 0.04%
RESTAURANTS BRANDS INTERNATIONAL 0.06% 0.04%
HEIDELBERG MATERIALS AG 0.06% 0.04%
ANGLO AMERICAN PLC 0.15% 0.03%
HYDRO ONE 0.03% 0.02%
SOUTHERN COPPER CORP 0.05% 0.01%
ESSILORLUXOTTICA SA 0.17% 0.01%
MTN GROUP 0.06% 0.01%
AEROPORTS DE PARIS SA 0.01% 0.11%
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%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%
SHELL 0.84%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%
Only in VONG
NVIDIA Corp 15.63%
Apple Inc 7.65%
Alphabet Inc 5.88%
Microsoft Corp 5.59%
Broadcom Inc 4.79%
Alphabet Inc 4.75%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.83%
Micron Technology Inc 3.52%
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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks the Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year +14.3% +1.1%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +0.9% (IWF)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.2 pts vs IWF
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 95.5%
Holdings 1939 373
Net assets, ACWX as of Oct 27, 2026 and VONG as of Sep 30, 2026 $17.9bn $47.1bn

ACWX and VONG 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.

VONG

VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +0.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 373 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or VONG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and VONG +1.1%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or VONG?
VONG is cheaper, by 0.26 percentage points a year. That is about $26 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do ACWX and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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ACWX on its own →VONG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ACWX dividend history →ACWX holdings →VONG dividend history →VONG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ACWX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for ACWX ↗
VONG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VONG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VONG ↗

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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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