ACWI vs VT overlap - what they share and where they differ
ACWI and VT share 85.2% of their weight across 1,859 common positions, read from what each fund reported to the SEC.
Each week Ploutos reads the reported positions of the largest US equity ETFs and measures, pair by pair, the weight they share: for every stock both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights counts. Two funds tracking the same index land near 100%. A sector fund inside a broad index fund lands at roughly that sector's weight.
ACWI and VT
85.2%
1,859 shared positions
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 2,068 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 25.0%·Holdings of ACWI
VT
VANGUARD TOTAL WORLD STOCK INDEX FUND
Reported positions cover 99% of the fund, 8,979 positions · Jul 31, 2026
Top 10: 22.3%·Holdings of VT
Reported positions cover ACWI 99%, VT 99% of each fund. An overlap cannot exceed the smaller coverage, so a low figure can mean little overlap or thin reporting.
VT vs ACWI side by side
ACWIiShares MSCI ACWI ETF
2,068
stock positions reported to the SEC
3.0% of its weight is in 209 names VT does not hold
VTVANGUARD TOTAL WORLD STOCK INDEX FUND
8,979
stock positions reported to the SEC
13.2% of its weight is in 7,120 names ACWI does not hold
Where each fund's weight sits
Largest sectors for both funds
The widest gap is Technology: ACWI has 2.2 points more of it.
The figures side by side
| ACWI | VT | |
|---|---|---|
| Filing date | Jul 31, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 |
| Stock positions reported | 2,068 | 8,979 |
| Weight of the ten largest | 25.0% | 22.3% |
| Largest position | NVDA 4.6% | NVDA 4.1% |
| Held alone | 209 positions, 3.0% | 7,120 positions, 13.2% |
| Covered by stock positions | 99% | 99% |
Holdings they share
| Stock | In ACWI | In VT | Counted |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDANVIDIA CORPORATION | 4.56% | 4.06% | 4.06% |
| AAPLAPPLE INC. | 4.46% | 3.87% | 3.87% |
| GOOGLALPHABET INC. | 3.66% | 3.27% | 3.27% |
| MSFTMICROSOFT CORPORATION | 3.22% | 2.99% | 2.99% |
| AMZNAMAZON.COM, INC. | 2.58% | 2.28% | 2.28% |
| AVGOBROADCOM INC. | 1.72% | 1.57% | 1.57% |
| TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | 1.79% | 1.56% | 1.56% |
| METAMETA PLATFORMS, INC. | 1.20% | 1.06% | 1.06% |
| JPMJPMORGAN CHASE & CO. | 0.93% | 0.81% | 0.81% |
| MUMICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. | 0.91% | 0.80% | 0.80% |
What each holds alone
The heaviest positions one fund reports and the other does not.
Only in ACWI
Only in VT
Questions people ask
Is ACWI the same as VT?
85.2% of their weight sits in the same 1,859 holdings. ACWI also reports SEAGATE TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY, UNICREDIT, SOCIETA PER AZIONI, COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA, which the other does not. VT also reports STX, SNDK, UNICREDIT SPA, which the other does not.
How is the overlap between ACWI and VT measured?
For every stock both funds report, the smaller of the two weights counts, and the sum is the overlap. The reported positions cover 99% of ACWI and 99% of VT, so the number cannot exceed the smaller coverage.
Which holds more, VT or ACWI?
ACWI reports 2,068 stock positions and VT reports 8,979. 3.0% of ACWI's weight sits in names VT does not hold, and 13.2% of VT's weight in names ACWI does not hold. The ten largest positions are 25.0% of ACWI and 22.3% of VT.
How do ACWI and VT differ by sector?
The widest gap is Technology: ACWI has 2.2 points more of it. Sectors come from each holding's SIC code in its SEC record, summed by the weight the fund reports.
Where do the numbers come from?
From each fund's own N-PORT filing to the SEC, which lists every position and its weight. The comparison uses every equity position the fund reports; cash, futures and bonds are not counted, which is why a coverage figure sits next to every result. Holdings change between filings.
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