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iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

ACWXNasdaqiSharesB

$74.67+1.40 (+1.91%)

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

B59/ 100

Rank 5 of 8 in Total International Market

B59/100Rank 5 of 8inTotal International Market
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 73.27 to 74.67. Range 74.40 to 74.86. Use the arrow keys to read each point.73.5073.7574.0074.2510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.32%
Fund size
$17.7B
1Y total return
+13.2%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.59%
Holdings
1895
Avg volume · 30D
2.99M sh
52W range
low $64.01high $78.78
Launched
Filings
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The ETF.net ACWX Grade

B

Score 59 out of 100

Category
Total International Market⁠
Rank
5 of 8
Six-pillar profile for ACWX. Scores out of 100: Cost 23, Risk 55, Mission 100, Tradability 73, Holdings 49, Durability 62. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Cost (23). Leans toward Mission.

Score 59 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.
    F23 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 8

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 7

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 8

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 8

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 8

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    B62 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 8

Our read on ACWX

ETF.net Research

In short

BOne ticker for everything outside America: roughly 1,900 large and mid-cap stocks across developed and emerging markets, running since 2008. The convenience is real, and so is the price tag next to its cheaper index cousins.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track an index of large- and mid-capitalization non-U.S. equities. Its index covers developed and emerging markets excluding the United States, and the Fund uses representative sampling while generally investing at least 80% in index components or substantially identical instruments.

Why people hold it

  • Owns the world minus the US in a single trade: developed and emerging markets, large and mid caps, roughly 1,900 stocks.
  • Trading since 2008 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that changes hands actively, which matters when you want in or out without friction.
  • No style drift. It keeps at least 80% in index components and stays a plain vanilla ex-US index fund, one of the cleaner implementations in its peer group.ishares.com

Worth knowing

  • 0.32% a year sits above the peer median of 0.28%, and well above iShares' own IXUS (0.07%) or VEU (0.04%), which cover similar ground.
  • Representative sampling means it holds a slice of the index rather than every name, so results can diverge somewhat from the benchmark.ishares.com
  • Payouts land once or twice a year rather than quarterly, and the basket mixes emerging markets in with developed ones.

ACWX 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.

ACWX$11,318
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,158
Nov 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026. ACWX $11,318. SPY $11,158. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 3, 2025 – Nov 3, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 3, 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 ACWX. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodACWX
Year to date+10.4%
1 month−3.6%
3 months−3.2%
1 year+13.2%
3 yearsper year+18.7%
5 yearsper year+7.9%
10 yearsper year+9.1%

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 ACWX
YearReturn barACWX
2026 YTD+10.4%
2025+32.6%
2024+5.2%
2023+15.7%
2022−16.0%
2021+7.7%
2020+10.3%

ACWX in the news

ACWX 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 Nov 3, 2026.
2.59%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.90Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.85 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 $0.67; Dec 19, 2017 $0.53; Jun 19, 2018 $0.73; Dec 18, 2018 $0.36; Dec 28, 2018 $0.02; Jun 17, 2019 $0.79; Dec 16, 2019 $0.79; Jun 15, 2020 $0.50; Dec 14, 2020 $0.49; Jun 10, 2021 $0.62; Dec 13, 2021 $0.82; Dec 30, 2021 $0.09; Jun 9, 2022 $0.84; Dec 13, 2022 $0.38; Jun 7, 2023 $0.80; Dec 20, 2023 $0.71; Jun 11, 2024 $0.78; Dec 17, 2024 $0.77; Jun 16, 2025 $0.85; Dec 16, 2025 $1.05; Jun 15, 2026 $0.85. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 15, 2026Jun 18, 2026$0.85
Dec 16, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.05
Jun 16, 2025Jun 20, 2025$0.85
Dec 17, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.77
Jun 11, 2024Jun 17, 2024$0.78
Dec 20, 2023Dec 27, 2023$0.71
Jun 7, 2023Jun 13, 2023$0.80
Dec 13, 2022Dec 19, 2022$0.38
Jun 9, 2022Jun 15, 2022$0.84
Dec 30, 2021Jan 5, 2022$0.09
Dec 13, 2021Dec 17, 2021$0.82
Jun 10, 2021Jun 16, 2021$0.62

See all 39 payments⁠

$10,000 in ACWX 10 years ago paid $3,472 in dividends.⁠

ACWX Risk

Risk pillarB55 out of 100Rank 1 of 8 in Total International Market
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.9%
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.
1.27
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.
−29.1%
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.
0.84
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.

ACWX Cost

Compare ACWX and VEU

Overpaying vs VEU, cheapest in Total International Market

$5,693

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

  • ACWX 0.32%

    $6,542

  • VEU 0.04% Cheapest

    $849

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • ACWX 0.32%
  • VEU 0.04%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530ACWX $6,542VEU $849

Year by year

YearACWXVEUOverpaying
10$580$73$507
20$2,250$288$1,962
30$6,542$849$5,693

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