What is the MSCI ACWI YTD return in 2026?
The MSCI ACWI is up +14.61% year to date with dividends reinvested (total return through Oct 5, 2026), or +13.87% on price alone — dividends have added 0.74 points so far. ACWI started the year at $141.49 and closed at $161.11. That makes 2026 the 6th best start in 18 years of data through this date.
Price return vs total return#
Total return assumes distributions are reinvested; price return measures only the change in the ETF's share price. The 0.74 percentage-point gap is the contribution from dividends so far this year.
2026 YTD daily chart#
Daily ACWI price since the final market close of 2025. Hover for the close, price YTD, total return YTD with dividends reinvested, and that day's price move.
- Total-return high
- +15.6% · Aug 13, 2026
- Total-return low
- -5.2% · Mar 30, 2026
- Max drawdown YTD
- -9.7%
- All-time-high closes
- 28 days
How 2026 compares with previous years#
Every year is measured through Oct 5 — the same calendar date as the current result — so the comparison is not skewed by full-year outcomes.
Years that looked like this one
The five closest starts to 2026's +14.6%, each traced through its full year — labels show how each finished. 2026's path so far is the bold line.
2013 (+14.3% then → finished +22.4%) · 2019 (+15.3% then → finished +26.6%) · 2012 (+12.7% then → finished +14.0%) · 2021 (+11.4% then → finished +18.7%) · 2024 (+18.4% then → finished +17.4%).
Every year's YTD return through the same date#
Ranked by total return through Oct 5, with each completed calendar year's final return alongside it.
Best starts
| Year | YTD then | Finished |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +23.4% | +30.4% |
| 2025 | +19.6% | +22.4% |
| 2017 | +18.7% | +24.3% |
| 2024 | +18.4% | +17.4% |
| 2019 | +15.3% | +26.6% |
Worst starts
| Year | YTD then | Finished |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -21.7% | -18.4% |
| 2011 | -15.6% | -9.9% |
| 2015 | -3.1% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | +2.3% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | +2.5% | +3.8% |
| Rank | Year | YTD through this date | Full-year return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2009 | +23.4% | +30.4% |
| 2 | 2025 | +19.6% | +22.4% |
| 3 | 2017 | +18.7% | +24.3% |
| 4 | 2024 | +18.4% | +17.4% |
| 5 | 2019 | +15.3% | +26.6% |
| 6 | 2026 (now) | +14.6% | — |
| 7 | 2013 | +14.3% | +22.4% |
| 8 | 2012 | +12.7% | +14.0% |
| 9 | 2021 | +11.4% | +18.7% |
| 10 | 2023 | +8.7% | +22.3% |
| 11 | 2016 | +7.3% | +8.4% |
| 12 | 2010 | +4.5% | +10.7% |
| 13 | 2020 | +3.4% | +16.3% |
| 14 | 2014 | +2.5% | +3.8% |
| 15 | 2018 | +2.3% | -9.1% |
| 16 | 2015 | -3.1% | -2.2% |
| 17 | 2011 | -15.6% | -9.9% |
| 18 | 2022 | -21.7% | -18.4% |
2026 monthly YTD chart#
Each bar is one calendar month's total return; the current month runs through Oct 5, 2026.
2026 YTD return by month#
Monthly total return and the compounded year-to-date result after each month.
| Month | Monthly return | Cumulative YTD |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | +2.8% | +2.8% |
| Feb | +1.3% | +4.2% |
| Mar | -6.1% | -2.2% |
| Apr | +9.5% | +7.1% |
| May | +4.6% | +12.1% |
| Jun | -0.3% | +11.7% |
| Jul | -0.3% | +11.3% |
| Aug | +2.7% | +14.3% |
| Sep | -1.2% | +12.9% |
| Oct | +1.5% | +14.6% |
Notes & related#
Returns are computed from ACWI (the MSCI ACWI ETF): total return uses dividend-adjusted closes, price return uses split-adjusted closes only. “YTD through the same date” compares each year at the identical month-day, so early-year rankings aren't skewed by full-year outcomes. Data updates after each market close.
Keep going: MSCI ACWI returns by year, monthly returns, or the drawdown record.
More on MSCI ACWI
- Returns by year+14.6%
- Monthly returns+1.5%
- Weekly returns+0.6%
- Trailing returns+17.3%
- Drawdown from high−0.8%