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ACWI

GradeBNASDAQ

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF

Major Indexes · IShares · Inception 2008-03-25 · SEC filings

$160.46−1.74 (−1.07%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 2:20 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 59 prints from 162.20 to 160.46. Range 160.03 to 161.64. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$160.00$161.00$161.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.32%
Fund size
$33.5B
1Y return
+19.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.38%
Holdings
2197
Volume · 30D
2.7M sh
NAV per share
$161.82
52W range
low $133.65high $162.80

The ETF.net ACWI Grade

B

62/ 100

Rank 3 of 6 in MSCI ACWI / World⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for ACWI. Scores out of 100: Cost 41, Risk 48, Mission 89, Tradability 82, Holdings 55, Durability 66. Strongest: Mission (89). Weakest: Cost (41). Leans toward Mission.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 62 of 100 sits in the B band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    CScore 41
    Category rank4/6 · mid-pack

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    AScore 89
    Category rank6/6 · bottom quartile

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    CScore 48
    Category rank3/6 · top 50%

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    AScore 82
    Category rank1/6 · top 17%

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    BScore 55
    Category rank4/6 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    BScore 66
    Category rank2/6 · top 33%

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026

Our read on ACWI

ETF.net Research

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

  1. 01One ticker, both halves of the world map: developed and emerging markets, large and mid caps, roughly 2,200 stocks in a single line item.
  2. 02Charges 0.32% a year, below the 0.45% median for its index-tracking peer group.
  3. 03Trading since 2008 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands actively, which shows up in tight, dependable execution.
  4. 04Sticks close to the MSCI All Country World Index it quotes, one of the stronger index implementations in its peer group.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Fee is the trade-off: VT runs the same one-ticker global idea at 0.06%.
  2. 02The mandate stops at large and mid caps, so the world's smaller companies sit outside the portfolio.
  3. 03Emerging-market holdings and foreign currencies come with the package, so returns move with more than just US stocks.

ACWI Holdings

As of Sep 22, 2026, 3:21 AM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
2,197
Top-10 weight
25%
Largest holding
NVDA4.9%

Sectors

  • Technology32.7%
  • Financials16.6%
  • Industrials9.9%
  • Health Care8.4%
  • Consumer Discr.8.1%
  • Communication8.0%
  • Cons. Staples4.6%
  • Energy4.1%
  • Materials3.7%
  • Utilities2.3%
  • Real Estate1.5%

Geography

  • United States62.68%
  • Japan5.17%
  • Taiwan3.42%
  • United Kingdom3.23%
  • Canada2.97%
  • South Korea2.52%
  • Switzerland2.25%
  • China2.13%
  • Other countries (43)15.64%

Developed 68% · Emerging 32% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 149.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001NVDANVIDIA4.95%7,333,765$1.6B828
002AAPLAPPLE4.78%4,682,747$1.6B707
003MSFTMICROSOFT3.37%2,250,312$1.1B792
004AMZNAMAZON.COM INC2.38%3,086,781$783M720
005GOOGLALPHABET CLASS A1.99%1,873,089$655M704
0062330.TWTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING1.85%7,851,000$608M175
007AVGOBROADCOM INC1.56%1,441,640$516M732
008GOOGALPHABET CLASS C1.56%1,488,691$513M471
009METAMETA PLATFORMS CLASS A1.41%699,710$466M683
010MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY1.11%360,436$366M655
011TSLATESLA INC1.01%912,320$332M509
012JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO0.90%846,980$296M478
013LLYELI LILLY0.89%255,406$294M569
014AMDADVANCED MICRO DEVICES0.88%520,327$291M618
015005930.KSSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD0.85%1,482,504$280M176

Showing 1–15 of 2227 holdings

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$11,898
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. ACWI $11,898. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,340$10,725$12,109Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 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+15.4%
1 month+0.9%
3 months+2.9%
1 year+19.0%
3 years+22.3%per year
5 years+11.6%per year
10 years+12.6%per year

As of the close, 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+15.4%
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 Sep 22, 2026.
1.38%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

ACWI Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 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.
1.25
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 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.

ACWI Cost

Expense ratio0.32%
  • The middle half of MSCI ACWI / World funds
  • Median 0.26%

3 of the 6 MSCI ACWI / World funds charge less.

ACWI costs $32.00 a year on $10,000. The median MSCI ACWI / World fund costs $26.00.