The iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (IWDA) is an Ireland-domiciled equity ETF managed by BlackRock and traded under the IWDA ticker on Euronext Amsterdam. The fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI World Index, a benchmark composed of large- and mid-cap companies from developed markets.

The ETF provides diversified exposure to developed equity markets, with significant exposure to the United States alongside markets across Europe, Asia, and other regions. It follows a passive investment strategy and uses optimized physical replication to track its benchmark.

The MSCI World Index includes large- and mid-cap stocks across 23 developed markets and covers approximately 85% of the free-float-adjusted market capitalization in each country. Constituents are weighted based on their free-float-adjusted market capitalization under the methodology established by MSCI.

Composition / Exposure Profile

IWDA holds more than one thousand stocks across a broad range of economic sectors, including:

• Information technology.

• Financials.

• Industrials.

• Consumer discretionary.

• Health care.

• Communication services.

• Consumer staples.

• Energy.

• Materials.

• Utilities.

• Real estate.

The portfolio has its largest geographic exposure to the United States, which accounts for the majority of the MSCI World Index, while also providing exposure to other developed markets such as Japan, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Switzerland, and Germany.

Because the benchmark is weighted by market capitalization, larger companies account for greater portions of the portfolio. Major holdings include large global companies across technology, communication services, consumer, and financial sectors.

Structure and Costs

IWDA trades in euros on Euronext Amsterdam. The same share class is also listed on other exchanges and in other currencies, including the London Stock Exchange, where IWDA trades in U.S. dollars. The share class's base currency is the U.S. dollar.

The ETF has a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.20% per year and uses a physical structure with an optimized replication methodology. IWDA is an Ireland-domiciled UCITS ETF managed by BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited.

IWDA is an accumulating share class, meaning dividends and other income generated by its holdings are reinvested within the fund rather than distributed periodically to shareholders.

History and Evolution of the ETF

The iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD was launched in 2009 by BlackRock to track the performance of large- and mid-cap stocks across developed equity markets.

Over its history, the fund has expanded its assets while maintaining a portfolio of more than one thousand companies across the developed markets represented by the MSCI World Index.

Its performance reflects movements across major developed equity markets as well as changes in the relative weight of countries, sectors, and individual companies within its benchmark.

Additional Information

iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (Ireland) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF), with assets under management totaling $101.70 billion.

Over the past 12 months, iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) recorded a return of 20.96%, with its price trading between $120.88 and $149.26 during the same period.

The ETF is traded under the ticker IWDA.