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ACWI · Ishares MSCI Acwi ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-09 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in ACWI with dividends reinvested grew to $48,353, 10.95% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -25.72%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-09 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How ACWI held up in past market crashes
ACWI has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 33.3% in the 2020 COVID crash, when the S&P 500 fell 34.1%. It took 5 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | ACWI deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -18.1% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 4 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -33.3% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 5 months |
| 2022 bear market | -27.1% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | 16 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide broad global equity exposure through a single portfolio. The fund seeks to track the MSCI All Country World Index, which includes large- and mid-cap companies across developed and emerging markets, making it a diversified vehicle for accessing stocks from multiple regions and sectors. Managed by BlackRock under the iShares brand, iShares MSCI ACWI ETF is used by investors looking for a convenient way to follow the performance of the global stock market in one product. Its holdings are weighted by market capitalization, so larger companies have greater representation, and the portfolio typically spans thousands of securities across a wide range of industries. The fund is part of the core lineup of global equity ETFs and is widely used as a benchmark-oriented building block for diversified portfolios.
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