OriginaveMSCI ACWI Index
What the MSCI ACWI Index is, where it lives officially, and how its ride has looked over the years.
What does the MSCI ACWI Index track?
ACWI stands for All Country World Index: about 2,500 large and mid-sized companies across 23 developed and 24 emerging markets, maintained by MSCI.
One number for "how did the world's stock markets do today" — the US is the biggest slice, but Japan, Europe, China and many others are in the basket too.
Maintained by
MSCI
MSCI
ACWI since 2008
The chart shows the dividend-adjusted share price of ACWI, the ETF tracking this index — not the raw index level. The shape of the ride is the same.
ACWI returns by year (USD)
Last 5 years
+11.23%
average per year (CAGR)
Last 10 years
+11.87%
average per year (CAGR)
| Year | Total return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | +11.66% |
| 2025 | +22.41% |
| 2024 | +17.45% |
| 2023 | +22.27% |
| 2022 | -18.39% |
| 2021 | +18.66% |
| 2020 | +16.34% |
| 2019 | +26.59% |
| 2018 | -9.12% |
| 2017 | +24.33% |
| 2016 | +8.40% |
| 2015 | -2.21% |
| 2014 | +3.83% |
| 2013 | +22.38% |
| 2012 | +16.75% |
| 2011 | -7.82% |
| 2010 | +12.78% |
| 2009 | +32.36% |
| 2008 | -35.29% |
Calendar-year total returns of ACWI in USD, dividends reinvested — the ETF tracking this index, not the raw index level.