{"id":224258,"date":"2025-05-20T11:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T15:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.com\/campus\/?post_type=glossary-terms&#038;p=224258"},"modified":"2025-05-20T11:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T15:19:23","slug":"all-country-world-index-ex-u-s","status":"publish","type":"glossary-terms","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.com\/campus\/glossary-terms\/all-country-world-index-ex-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Country World Index Ex-U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The All-Country World Index Ex-U.S. (ACWI Ex-U.S.) is a global equity index that tracks the performance of developed and emerging market stocks outside of the United States. It is a subset of the broader MSCI All-Country World Index (ACWI), which includes both U.S. and international stocks. By excluding U.S. stocks, the ACWI Ex-U.S. focuses on global markets, offering investors insight into the performance of the rest of the world\u2019s equity markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-features-of-acwi-ex-u-s\">Features of ACWI Ex-U.S.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Global Coverage (Excluding U.S.):<br>The index covers more than 20 countries, including both developed markets (e.g., Europe, Japan, Australia) and emerging markets (e.g., China, India, Brazil).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Broad-Based Exposure:<br>It includes large-cap, mid-cap, and small-cap stocks, providing broad exposure to different sectors such as technology, consumer goods, finance, and energy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Benchmark for International Investment:<br>The ACWI Ex-U.S. serves as a benchmark for international equity funds, ETFs, and institutional portfolios, allowing investors to track the performance of non-U.S. global equities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The ACWI Ex-U.S. is valuable for investors seeking diversification beyond U.S. equities. 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