iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
$160.69+0.06 (+0.04%)
- 0.32%
- $33.3B
- +20.2%
- 1.40%
- 2.6M sh
- $160.80
- low $133.65high $162.80
The ETF.net ACWI Grade
B
Score 61 out of 100
- 3 of 6
Score 61 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.C41 out of 100Rank 4 of 6Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A88 out of 100Rank 6 of 6Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C48 out of 100Rank 3 of 6Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.A72 out of 100Rank 1 of 6Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C53 out of 100Rank 4 of 6Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B66 out of 100Rank 2 of 6
Our read on ACWI
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.
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
- Stocks
- 2,228
- 26%
- NVDA
Sectors
- Information Technology33.5%
- Financials15.9%
- Industrials10.1%
- Consumer Discretionary8.3%
- Health Care8.3%
- Communication7.9%
- Consumer Staples4.6%
- Energy4.1%
- Materials3.5%
- Utilities2.3%
- Real Estate1.4%
Geography
- United States63.44%
- Japan5.16%
- Taiwan3.54%
- United Kingdom3.11%
- Canada2.83%
- South Korea2.53%
- Switzerland2.21%
- China2.07%
- 15.12%
Developed 67% · Emerging 33%
ACWI Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
ACWI$12,017
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | ACWI |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +14.3% |
| 1 month | +0.2% |
| 3 months | +1.9% |
| 1 year | +20.2% |
| 3 years | +21.8% |
| 5 years | +11.7% |
| 10 years | +12.8% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | ACWI |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +14.3% | |
| 2025 | +22.4% | |
| 2024 | +17.5% | |
| 2023 | +22.3% | |
| 2022 | −18.4% | |
| 2021 | +18.7% | |
| 2020 | +16.3% |
ACWI in the news
ACWI Dividends
- 1.40%
- $2.25
- $1.01 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
ACWI Risk
- 11.5%
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.
- 1.39
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.
- −26.4%
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.
- 0.93
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
ACWI Cost
0.32%
ACWI0.32%
- The middle half of MSCI ACWI / World funds
- Median 0.26%
3 of the 6 MSCI ACWI / World funds charge less.
Other funds in MSCI ACWI / World
- AVTVanguard Total World Stock ETFExpense ratio 0.06%1 year return +20.0%
- ASPGMState Street SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock Market ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return +21.0%
- BCRBNiShares Low Carbon Optimized MSCI ACWI ETFExpense ratio 0.20%1 year return +18.6%
- BIOOiShares Global 100 ETFExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return +24.6%
- CDGTState Street SPDR Global Dow ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +20.9%