Exchange-traded fund
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
TickerACWX
Fund manager
BlackRock/iShares
Prison industrial complex grade: One or more holdings were flagged as private prison operators by our prison industrial complex screen. Assigned a grade of F.
F
$107.84 MILLION
Prison industrial complex
16
flagged holdings
2.48%
of assets flagged
Data as of 2/28/23
Flagged investments:
$107.84 MILLION, 2.48% of assets
Higher risk:
$52.12 MILLION, 1.2% of assets
 Private prison operators:
$1.53 MILLION, 0.04% of assets
For each prison industrial complex category, click to see the breakdown of flagged holdings.
Prison industry
Prison industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, services in facilities, supervision and monitoring
7
holdings
$62.67M
invested
1.44%
of portfolio
Border industry
Border industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, immigrant monitoring and surveillance, militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border
13
holdings
$100.74M
invested
2.32%
of portfolio
This fund is invested in the following private prison operator companies:
Sodexo
All flagged holdings
16 holdings
16 holdings
  • 1.  HSBC Holdings PLC 
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $28.69M
    0.66%
  • 2.  BNP Paribas Act. Cat.A
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $14.62M
    0.34%
  • 3.  Airbus SE 
    Border industry
    $14.58M
    0.34%
  • 4.  RELX PLC
    Border industry
    $10.8M
    0.25%
  • 5.  Honda Motor Co Ltd
    Border industry
    $7.84M
    0.18%
Higher risk
Private prison operator
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iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF $ACWX has $107.84 MILLION invested in 16 companies involved in the prison industrial complex, amounting to 2.48% of fund assets
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Financial performance
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Current fund
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 2/28/23
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Same 10-yr returns 
0% same in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
Same in higher risk companies, prison industry 
Both 0% invested
Same in higher risk companies, border industry 
Both 0% invested
Same in higher risk companies 
Both 0% invested
Same in all screened prison industry companies 
Both 0% invested
Same in all screened border industry companies 
Both 0% invested
Same in all screened companies 
Both 0% invested
Current fund
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 2/28/23
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Same 10-yr returns 
0% same in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
Same in higher risk companies, prison industry 
Both 0% invested
Same in higher risk companies, border industry 
Both 0% invested
Same in higher risk companies 
Both 0% invested
Same in all screened prison industry companies 
Both 0% invested
Same in all screened border industry companies 
Both 0% invested
Same in all screened companies 
Both 0% invested
Current fund
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
BlackRock/iShares
Category
Foreign Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWX
iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Foreign Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 2/28/23
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI Ex USA
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Same 10-yr returns 
0% same in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
Same in higher risk companies, prison industry 
Both 0% invested
Same in higher risk companies, border industry 
Both 0% invested
Same in higher risk companies 
Both 0% invested
Same in all screened prison industry companies 
Both 0% invested
Same in all screened border industry companies 
Both 0% invested
Same in all screened companies 
Both 0% invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Flagged investments
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Private prison operators
This fund
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
-7.22%
5.05%
1.43%
3.8%
0.04% 
Benchmark
ACWX - iShares MSCI ACWI ex U.S. ETF
-7.22%
5.05%
1.43%
3.8%
0.04% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
+0%
+0%
+0%
+0%
Same
Find more financial data on ACWX at Morningstar.com
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