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iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

ACWINasdaqiSharesB

$155.84−0.20 (−0.13%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B62/ 100

Rank 3 of 6 in MSCI ACWI / World

B62/100Rank 3 of 6inMSCI ACWI / World
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 156.04 to 155.84. Range 155.84 to 157.86. Use the arrow keys to read each point.156.50157.00157.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.32%
Fund size
$32.3B
1Y total return
+12.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.44%
Holdings
2228
Avg volume · 30D
2.41M sh
52W range
low $133.65high $162.80
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net ACWI Grade

B

Score 62 out of 100

Category
MSCI ACWI / World⁠
Rank
3 of 6
Six-pillar profile for ACWI. Scores out of 100: Cost 42, Risk 48, Mission 88, Tradability 75, Holdings 56, Durability 66. Strongest: Mission (88). Weakest: Cost (42). Leans toward Mission.

Score 62 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    C42 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 6

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A88 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 6

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 6

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A75 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 6

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 6

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B66 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 6

Our read on ACWI

ETF.net Research

In short

BACWI borrows its name from the benchmark pros use as shorthand for "global stocks": large and mid caps across developed and emerging markets, roughly 2,200 of them, bought in one trade.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track an index of large- and mid-cap equities across developed and emerging markets worldwide.

Why people hold it

  • One ticker, both halves of the world map: developed and emerging markets, large and mid caps, roughly 2,200 stocks in a single line item.
  • Charges 0.32% a year, below the 0.45% median for its index-tracking peer group.
  • Trading since 2008 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands actively, which shows up in tight, dependable execution.
  • Sticks close to the MSCI All Country World Index it quotes, one of the stronger index implementations in its peer group.

Worth knowing

  • Fee is the trade-off: VT runs the same one-ticker global idea at 0.06%.
  • The mandate stops at large and mid caps, so the world's smaller companies sit outside the portfolio.
  • Emerging-market holdings and foreign currencies come with the package, so returns move with more than just US stocks.

ACWI Holdings

Holdings pillarB56 out of 100Rank 4 of 6 in MSCI ACWI / World
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
2,228
Top-10 weight
24%
Largest holding
AAPL5.0%

Sectors

  • Technology32.3%
  • Financials16.3%
  • Industrials10.1%
  • Health Care8.9%
  • Consumer Discretionary8.5%
  • Communication7.3%
  • Consumer Staples4.9%
  • Energy4.3%
  • Materials3.4%
  • Utilities2.4%
  • Real Estate1.5%

Geography

  • United States69.41%
  • Japan5.40%
  • Taiwan3.49%
  • United Kingdom3.29%
  • Canada3.28%
  • South Korea2.42%
  • China2.34%
  • Switzerland2.18%
  • Other countries (5)8.20%

Developed 69% · Emerging 31% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 149.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1AAPLApple5.00%4,690,437$1.62B723
2NVDANVIDIA4.65%7,342,529$1.5B848
3MSFTMicrosoft3.64%2,253,686$1.18B819
4AMZNAmazon.com Inc2.30%3,091,703$743M738
52330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing1.76%7,851,000$571M176
6GOOGLAlphabet Class A1.62%1,873,089$524M707
7AVGOBroadcom Inc1.46%1,443,487$471M753
8METAMeta Platforms Class A1.33%701,293$431M708
9GOOGAlphabet Class C1.28%1,493,659$416M480
10TSLATesla Inc1.13%913,729$365M528
11LLYEli Lilly1.12%255,838$363M593
12MUMicron Technology0.99%360,905$319M686
13JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co0.89%849,395$286M487
14AMDAdvanced Micro Devices0.81%521,144$263M638
15005930.KSSamsung Electronics Ltd0.77%1,485,024$250M182

Showing 1–15 of 2228 holdings

ACWI Performance

Launched Mar 26, 2008

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

ACWI$11,203
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. ACWI $11,203. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for ACWI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodACWI
Year to date+11.0%
1 month−1.7%
3 months−0.2%
1 year+12.0%
3 yearsper year+22.1%
5 yearsper year+10.1%
10 yearsper year+12.5%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for ACWI
YearReturn barACWI
2026 YTD+11.0%
2025+22.4%
2024+17.5%
2023+22.3%
2022−18.4%
2021+18.7%
2020+16.3%

ACWI in the news

ACWI Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.44%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.25Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.01 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 21 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 20, 2017 $0.73; Dec 19, 2017 $0.67; Jun 19, 2018 $0.80; Dec 18, 2018 $0.60; Dec 28, 2018 $0.04; Jun 17, 2019 $0.91; Dec 16, 2019 $0.94; Jun 15, 2020 $0.61; Dec 14, 2020 $0.69; Jun 10, 2021 $0.72; Dec 13, 2021 $1.02; Dec 30, 2021 $0.07; Jun 9, 2022 $0.85; Dec 13, 2022 $0.68; Jun 7, 2023 $0.95; Dec 20, 2023 $0.96; Jun 11, 2024 $0.94; Dec 17, 2024 $1.07; Jun 16, 2025 $0.96; Dec 16, 2025 $1.24; Jun 15, 2026 $1.01. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$1.01
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.24
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.96
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.07
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.94
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.96
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.95
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.68
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.85
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.07
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$1.02
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.72

See all 39 payments⁠

$10,000 in ACWI 10 years ago paid $2,997 in dividends.⁠

ACWI Risk

Risk pillarC48 out of 100Rank 3 of 6 in MSCI ACWI / World
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.4%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.43
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−26.4%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.93
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

ACWI Cost

Compare ACWI and VT

Overpaying vs VT, cheapest in MSCI ACWI / World

$5,272

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • ACWI 0.32%

    $6,542

  • VT 0.06% Cheapest

    $1,270

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ACWI 0.32%
  • VT 0.06%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530ACWI $6,542VT $1,270

Year by year

YearACWIVTOverpaying
10$580$110$470
20$2,250$432$1,818
30$6,542$1,270$5,272

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