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ACWI correlations (iShares MSCI ACWI ETF)

Every correlation that matters for ACWI: the assets it tracks, the ones that offset it, and where it sits among 4756 US stocks and ETFs.

Data as of 2026-08-27 · refreshed every trading day · Global

Volatility (ann.)

13.8%

3y weekly

Beta vs S&P 500

0.92

3y weekly

1-year return

+22.7%

price, adjusted

5-year return

+69.0%

price, adjusted

Expense ratio

0.32%

annual

Assets

$32.5B

under management

Dividend yield

1.44%

trailing

Max drawdown

-16.5%

3y, daily closes

ACWI over the last 12 months, weekly closes indexed to 100 at the start.

Stocks and ETFs most correlated with ACWI

Asset		Correlation (3Y)
VT	Vanguard Total World Stock ETF	1.00
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	0.97
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	0.97
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	0.97
IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	0.97
QUAL	iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	0.94
ETO	Eaton Vance Tax-Advantage Global Dividend Opp	0.93
CSQ	Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund - Closed End Fund	0.93
ETG	Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund	0.92
EXG	Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income	0.92
QQQM	Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF	0.91
QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust	0.91
SPYG	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF	0.91
VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	0.90
VUG	Vanguard Growth ETF	0.90

Best diversifiers for ACWI

These are the assets whose returns had the least to do with ACWI's, historically the most independent picks in our universe.

Asset		Correlation (3Y)
VXX	iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN	-0.80
FNGD	MicroSectors FANG Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs due	-0.80
VXZ	iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN	-0.74
MACI	Melar Acquisition Corp. I - Class A	-0.18
ANNA	AleAnna, Inc.	-0.17
WHLR	Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.	-0.17
VELO	Velo3D, Inc.	-0.17
ALMS	Alumis Inc.	-0.17
USO	United States Oil Fund	-0.15
TCRT	Alaunos Therapeutics, Inc.	-0.14

ACWI vs benchmarks

ACWI vs its peers

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Correlations, diversifiers, beta and volatility for ACWI, plus one endpoint per pair. API documentation.

ACWI holdings overlap with other ETFs

ETF		Overlap	Correlation (3Y)
ACWI vs VT	Vanguard Total World Stock ETF	87.6%	1.00
ACWI vs VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	63.4%	0.97
ACWI vs IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	61.8%	0.97
ACWI vs SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	61.8%	0.97
ACWI vs VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	61.6%	0.97
ACWI vs SPYG	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF	41.4%	0.91
ACWI vs SPYV	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF	38.9%	0.85
ACWI vs VUG	Vanguard Growth ETF	36.0%	0.90
ACWI vs QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust	34.4%	0.91
ACWI vs QQQM	Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF	34.4%	0.91
ACWI vs RSP	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF	33.0%	0.87
ACWI vs DGRO	iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	30.9%	0.84
ACWI vs QUAL	iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	30.1%	0.94
ACWI vs VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	28.6%	0.90
ACWI vs VTV	Vanguard Value ETF	28.1%	0.82
ACWI vs VEA	Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF	27.9%	0.89
ACWI vs USMV	iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF	26.7%	0.74
ACWI vs VYM	Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF	22.8%	0.83
ACWI vs XLK	Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund	22.8%	0.86
ACWI vs IEFA	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	22.7%	0.88
ACWI vs EFA	iShares MSCI EAFE ETF	22.5%	0.88
ACWI vs DIA	SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF	21.0%	0.87
ACWI vs MTUM	iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF	18.6%	0.86
ACWI vs IEMG	iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	11.3%	0.81
ACWI vs EEM	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	11.2%	0.81
ACWI vs SOXX	iShares Semiconductor ETF	11.0%	0.80
ACWI vs XLF	Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund	7.7%	0.72
ACWI vs VWO	Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF	7.5%	0.82
ACWI vs XLC	Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund	6.0%	0.79
ACWI vs XLV	Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund	5.8%	0.45
ACWI vs XLY	Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund	5.8%	0.83
ACWI vs SCHD	Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF	5.5%	0.62
ACWI vs XLI	Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund	5.3%	0.83
ACWI vs EWJ	iShares MSCI Japan ETF	5.1%	0.80
ACWI vs XLP	Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	3.0%	0.37
ACWI vs XLE	Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund	2.2%	0.16
ACWI vs FXI	iShares China Large-Cap ETF	1.5%	0.48
ACWI vs XLU	Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund	1.4%	0.30
ACWI vs MDY	SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF	1.2%	0.83
ACWI vs VNQ	Vanguard Real Estate ETF	1.1%	0.56
ACWI vs XLB	Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	1.1%	0.70
ACWI vs XLRE	Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund	1.1%	0.54
ACWI vs IBB	iShares Biotechnology ETF	1.0%	0.61
ACWI vs IWM	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	0.8%	0.81
ACWI vs ICLN	iShares Global Clean Energy ETF	0.2%	0.54