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ACWX vs VTWO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, ACWX and VTWO finished level, +14.3% against +14.3%, and they share 1% of their weight.

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Net assets: $17.9bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF, and $16.6bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF.

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

Pair scorecard

VTWO costs 0.26 points a year less; both returned +14.3% over a year.

ACWX vs VTWO: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureACWXVTWO
Return
Total return, 1 year+14.3%+14.3%
Drawdown
Below its high4.9%, high on Sep 4, 20267.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI ACWI ex USA IndexRussell 2000 Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.32%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$17.3bn$16.6bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund15.6%5.4%

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 VTWO 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 VTWO
COMPASS GROUP PLC 0.16% 0.21%
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY 0.18% 0.14%
LVMH 0.30% 0.14%
AIRBUS GROUP 0.35% 0.13%
UCB SA 0.11% 0.13%
ORANGE SA 0.08% 0.19%
LAIR LIQUIDE SOCIETE ANONYME POUR 0.34% 0.05%
MTU AERO ENGINES HOLDING AG 0.05% 0.07%
VALTERRA PLATINUM LTD 0.05% 0.15%
NN GROUP 0.06% 0.05%
SIEMENS ENERGY N AG 0.31% 0.04%
CREDIT AGRICOLE SA 0.04% 0.24%
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%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.95%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.85%
SHELL 0.84%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.81%
Only in VTWO
SLBBH1142 2.36%
Twist Bioscience Corp 0.42%
Moog Inc 0.36%
10X Genomics Inc 0.35%
JFrog Ltd 0.35%
UMB Financial Corp 0.32%
BrightSpring Health Services Inc 0.31%
Glaukos Corp 0.31%
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Side by side

ACWX iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks the MSCI ACWI ex U.S. Tracks the Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year +14.3% +14.3%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +14.1% (IWM)
Gap to its benchmark not measured +0.2 pts vs IWM
Expense ratio 0.32% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.5%
Holdings 1939 2002
Net assets, ACWX as of Oct 27, 2026 and VTWO as of Sep 30, 2026 $17.9bn $16.6bn

ACWX and VTWO 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.

VTWO

VTWO tracks the Russell 2000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested, against +14.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 2000 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,002 positions, with the top ten at 5.4%. It sat 7.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, ACWX or VTWO?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ACWX returned +14.3% and VTWO +14.3%.
Which is cheaper, ACWX or VTWO?
VTWO 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 VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of ACWX and 0% of VTWO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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ACWX on its own →VTWO on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →ACWX dividend history →ACWX holdings →VTWO dividend history →VTWO holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ACWX filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ACWX prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for ACWX ↗
VTWO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VTWO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VTWO ↗

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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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