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iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF

iShares · US46438G4304

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, traded under the ticker WSML (ISIN US46438G4304). It lets you buy a basket of holdings in a single trade, spreading your money across them rather than one company. In plain terms it is about owning small slices of companies, so you share in their growth when they do…

· Tracks the MSCI World index ?
Equity ?Unknown Physical ?
Mid-range feeOwns the shares directlyGlobal
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Fund size (AUM) ?
€0
1-year return ?
+19.5%
Price Return · to 2026-07-27
Yearly fee (TER) ?
0.30%
All-in cost ≈ 0.00%

About this fund

What you own

The MSCI World index is the benchmark this fund aims to copy.

How it works

The fund actually buys every share in the index it tracks (full replication).

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Owning every holding keeps things transparent — what is in the index is what the fund actually owns. It can be a touch costlier to run for indexes with thousands of tiny positions, since the fund has to buy and maintain them all. There is no swap bank involved, so there is no extra “what if the partner fails” question to weigh.

Cost

0.30%Yearly fee (TER)
0.00%All-in cost

The yearly running cost of the fund, shown as a % of your money. Lower is cheaper.

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For example, a 0.20% fee works out at €0.20 a year for every €100 invested — that’s a generic illustration of the mechanic, not this fund’s own fee. It is skimmed quietly from inside the fund a little each day, so you never get a bill — but it drags on your return every year you hold. On a broad index ETF it is usually a small fraction of a percent; the gap between a cheap and a pricey fund looks tiny on day one but compounds over decades, which is why it is worth a glance.

Fund facts

Index tracked ?
MSCI World
Replication ?
Physical
Full — buys every share
Launched
Apr 2025

Performance

95.7111127142158202520252026

Growth of $100 invested — the line starts at $100.

iShares MSCI World Small-Cap ETF

End-of-day prices, rebased to a common start so the shapes are comparable. Past performance does not predict future results.

YTD+13.2%
1 year+19.5%

How bumpy has it been?

15.8%
Volatility (1y) ?
How much the price swings year to year — lower is calmer.
-10.7%
Worst drop (3y) ?
The biggest fall from a peak over the last three years.

The bigger picture

+42.4%
Since inception
Total growth since launch — about +30.9% a year.
+46.7%
Best 12 months
The strongest one-year stretch on record.
+18.2%
Worst 12 months
The weakest one-year stretch on record.
-10.7%
Worst fall on record ?
It clawed back in about 1 month.

Where to buy this fund

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Where it trades

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How it ranks vs peers

🪙 Cheaper than 38% of similar ETFs📈 Higher 1-yr return than 44%📊 Behind its category by 4.4% (1-yr) (category average +23.9%)

Versus the Equity (stocks) · Global · USD ETFs we track.

Advanced risk

10.4%
Downside deviation ?
75%
Up months (hit rate) ?
$35.26
52-week high ?
$27.92
52-week low ?

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Index trackedMSCI WorldMSCI WorldMSCI WorldMSCI WorldMSCI WorldS&P Developed Ex-U.S. BMI IndexMSCI ACWI
Yearly fee (TER)0.30%0.30%0.30%0.20%0.20%0.03%0.20%
All-in cost0.00%0.30%0.00%0.00%0.20%0.00%0.00%
Fund size€0€166.8B€146.5B€128.1B€127.6B€36.2B€30.7B
DomicileIrelandIrelandIrelandIrelandUnited StatesIreland
ReplicationPhysical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)Physical (full)
3-yr return p.a.+16.8%+17.8%+18.3%+17.7%
5-yr return p.a.+9.7%+9.3%+11.3%+6.8%
# holdings1,3561,3561,3561,3562,4591,738

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Data as of 2026-07-27 · Source: issuer data, compiled by Finance Hamster

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