iShares MSCI World UCITS ETF
IWRD.L
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- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 2 Ballsbridge Park, Ballsbridge Dublin Ireland D04 YW83
- IPO Date
- Jan 1, 2008
- Website
- ishares.com
- Similar Companies
- Business
- iShares MSCI World UCITS ETF (IWRD.L) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of the MSCI World Index, which comprises large- and mid-cap companies across 23 developed markets; it employs a physical, optimized replication methodology with approximately 1,316 holdings. The ETF distributes dividends quarterly from its underlying equity portfolio focused on sectors including information technology, financials, healthcare, consumer discretionary, and industrials; it features a total expense ratio of 0.50%, net assets exceeding USD 8.7 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.21x, and a 12-month trailing yield of 0.94%. Listed on exchanges such as the London Stock Exchange (IWRD in GBP, IDWR in USD), Euronext Amsterdam, Deutsche Boerse Xetra (IQQW), Borsa Italiana, SIX Swiss Exchange, and Bolsa Mexicana de Valores, it operates without currency hedging and targets institutional and retail investors seeking broad developed market equity exposure. Issued by iShares plc, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc., and domiciled in Ireland since its inception on October 28, 2005, the fund maintains its primary administrative base in Ireland with BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited serving as authorized corporate director from its registered office at 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London. Geographically, it provides exposure to companies domiciled in key developed economies across North America (primarily the United States), Europe (including the UK, Germany, France, Switzerland), Asia-Pacific (Japan, Australia), and select others, reflecting the MSCI World Index's market-cap weighted composition. In recent developments, the ETF has sustained steady asset growth amid favorable market conditions, with year-to-date total returns reaching 17.21% as of late 2025, outperforming its benchmark in certain periods while maintaining close tracking; quarterly distributions continued uninterrupted, with the last payment recorded in March 2024. BlackRock, as the parent provider, has pursued broader ETF innovations including the September 2025 launch of active ETFs like iShares Dynamic Equity Active ETF (BDYN) and iShares Disciplined Volatility Equity Active ETF (BDVL) via mutual fund conversions, alongside a prior migration of 20 ETFs to enhanced international issuance structures with Euroclear and Clearstream partners, though no specific alterations to IWRD.L's structure, index, or operations have been announced within the last two years. The fund remains classified under SFDR as "Other," with no sustainability mandate, prioritizing optimized replication of its benchmark.