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iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

iShares · US4642882405

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, traded under the ticker ACWX (ISIN US4642882405). In a single purchase you get a diversified basket of holdings rather than a stake in just one business. In plain terms it is about owning small slices of companies, so you share in their growth when they do well…

· Tracks the MSCI ACWI index ?
Equity ?Unknown Physical ?
Mid-range feeOwns the shares directlyGlobal
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Fund size (AUM) ?
€0
1-year return ?
+19.2%
Price Return · to 2026-07-24
Yearly fee (TER) ?
0.32%
All-in cost ≈ 0.00%

About this fund

What you own

The MSCI ACWI index is the benchmark this fund aims to copy.

How it works

The fund actually buys every share in the index it tracks (full replication).

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Owning every holding keeps things transparent — what is in the index is what the fund actually owns. It can be a touch costlier to run for indexes with thousands of tiny positions, since the fund has to buy and maintain them all. There is no swap bank involved, so there is no extra “what if the partner fails” question to weigh.

Cost

0.32%Yearly fee (TER)
0.00%All-in cost

The yearly running cost of the fund, shown as a % of your money. Lower is cheaper.

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For example, a 0.20% fee works out at €0.20 a year for every €100 invested — that’s a generic illustration of the mechanic, not this fund’s own fee. It is skimmed quietly from inside the fund a little each day, so you never get a bill — but it drags on your return every year you hold. On a broad index ETF it is usually a small fraction of a percent; the gap between a cheap and a pricey fund looks tiny on day one but compounds over decades, which is why it is worth a glance.

Fund facts

Index tracked ?
MSCI ACWI
Replication ?
Physical
Full — buys every share
Launched
Mar 2008
18-year track record

Performance

64.383.3102121140202120242026

Growth of $100 invested — the line starts at $100.

iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF

End-of-day prices, rebased to a common start so the shapes are comparable. Past performance does not predict future results.

YTD+10.4%
1 year+19.2%
3 years+13.5%
5 years+5.5%

Return, year by year

-18.2
+12.2
+2.2
+28.7
'22'23'24'25
3 of 4 up yearsBest: 2025 +28.7%Worst: 2022 -18.2%Calendar-year total returns, in USD

How bumpy has it been?

17.1%
Volatility (1y) ?
How much the price swings year to year — lower is calmer.
-14.4%
Worst drop (3y) ?
The biggest fall from a peak over the last three years.
0.86
Return for the risk (3y) ?
Reward earned per unit of bumpiness.

The bigger picture

+28.8%
Since inception
Total growth since launch — about +5.1% a year.
+46.0%
Best 12 months
The strongest one-year stretch on record.
-29.9%
Worst 12 months
The weakest one-year stretch on record.
-32.1%
Worst fall on record ?
It clawed back in about 31 months.

Where to buy this fund

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Where it trades

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How it ranks vs peers

🪙 Cheaper than 37% of similar ETFs📈 Higher 1-yr return than 57%📈 Higher 3-yr return than 31%📈 Higher 5-yr return than 25%📊 Behind its category by 2.4% (1-yr) (category average +21.6%)📊 Behind its category by 2.9% (3-yr) (category average +16.4%)📊 Behind its category by 3.2% (5-yr) (category average +8.6%)

Versus the Equity (stocks) · Global · USD ETFs we track.

Advanced risk

1.24
Sortino (3y) ?
0.94
Calmar (3y) ?
11.9%
Downside deviation ?
75%
Up months (hit rate) ?
$77.55
52-week high ?
$60.01
52-week low ?

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Index trackedMSCI ACWIMSCI WorldMSCI WorldMSCI WorldMSCI WorldS&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI IndexMSCI ACWI
Yearly fee (TER)0.32%0.30%0.30%0.20%0.20%0.03%0.20%
All-in cost0.00%0.30%0.00%0.00%0.20%0.00%0.00%
Fund size€0€169.5B€146.5B€128.1B€127.6B€36.2B€30.7B
DomicileIrelandIrelandIrelandIrelandUnited StatesIreland
ReplicationPhysical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)
3-yr return p.a.+13.5%+16.8%+17.8%+18.3%+16.8%
5-yr return p.a.+5.5%+9.7%+9.3%+11.3%+6.5%
# holdings1,3561,3561,3561,3562,4591,738

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Data as of 2026-07-24 · Source: issuer data, compiled by Finance Hamster

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