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iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF

ACWX
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Mar 26, 2008
Expense Ratio
0.32%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Blackrock (iShares)
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$48,677,818
AUM
$4,315,068,081
Associated Index
MSCI ACWI ex-US Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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What is ACWX?

The iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of the MSCI All Country World Index ex USA.

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ACWX
Performance Measures**

for the time period Mar 31, 2008 to Dec 4, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 1.9%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 6.5%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -60.6%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 21.7%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.30

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.07

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toACWX

ETFs correlated to ACWX include VEU, IXUS, VXUS

ACWX
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI ACWI ex US ETF
VEU
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF
IXUS
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF
VXUS
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Total International Stock ETF
CWI
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR MSCI ACWI ex-US ETF
VSGX
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard ESG International Stock ETF
DFAX
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
IQDF
FlexShares Trust - FlexShares International Quality Dividend Index Fund
SPDW
SSgA Active Trust - SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF
VEA
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
SCHF
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab International Equity ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Trading Strategies
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Momentum, trend-following, tactical asset allocation, ETF rotation, global equities, bonds, monthly rebalance

OOS Cumulative Return

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Copilot AI - April22

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Multi-asset ETF, asset allocation, equity-tilted, sector tilts, buy-and-hold, no rebalancing

OOS Cumulative Return

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FAQ

ACWX is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. The iShares MSCI ACWI ex US Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance before fees and expenses of the MSCI All Country World Index ex USA.

ACWX tracks the MSCI ACWI ex-US Index.

No, ACWX is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, ACWX is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on ACWX is -0.0048%. This is the percent change in the value of ACWX over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on ACWX is -0.0194%. This is the percent change in the value of ACWX over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of ACWX for the past year is 0.1702%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to ACWX include EZU, EFA, and EEM.

ETFs correlated to ACWX include VEU, IXUS, and VXUS.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to ACWX include EFZ, EPV, and EDZ.

Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.