iShares MSCI ACWI ETF - ACWI Competitors

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (NASDAQ:IXUS) and iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (NASDAQ:ACWI) are both large-cap manufacturing companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IXUS or ACWI?

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF received 33 more outperform votes than iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.38% of users gave iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF an outperform vote while only 61.07% of users gave iShares MSCI ACWI ETF an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	Outperform Votes 47 64.38%	Underperform Votes 26 35.62%
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	Outperform Votes 80 61.07%	Underperform Votes 51 38.93%

Does the media refer more to IXUS or ACWI?

In the previous week, iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF both had 6 articles in the media. iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat iShares MSCI ACWI ETF's score of 1.05 indicating that iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, IXUS or ACWI?

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iShares MSCI ACWI ETF has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IXUS or ACWI?

35.5% of iShares MSCI ACWI ETF shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is IXUS or ACWI a better dividend stock?

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF pays an annual dividend of $1.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. iShares MSCI ACWI ETF pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%.

Do analysts recommend IXUS or ACWI?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is IXUS or ACWI more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IXUS or ACWI?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

iShares MSCI ACWI ETF beats iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.