The best MSCI World UCITS ETFs
The MSCI World index covers about 1,500 large and mid-sized companies across 23 developed countries, and every fund below tracks it, so the ranking mostly comes down to fees. Note that despite the name it holds no emerging markets: if you want China, India or Brazil included, look at an FTSE All-World or MSCI ACWI fund instead.
- Cheapest: SWRD at 0.12% a year (SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETF).
- Hands-off pick: SWRD, dividends reinvested automatically.
Torn between the top two? See SWRD vs IWDA head to head →
How this ranking works
Funds are ranked by annual fee (TER), cheapest first, using the same live dataset that powers the rest of TickerCompare; returns are total returns converted to USD and refresh throughout the trading day. Funds tracking the same index are near-interchangeable, so we treat cost as the main tiebreaker and flag dividend policy so you can match the fund to how you invest. This is educational information, not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is the cheapest MSCI World UCITS ETF?
SWRD (SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETF) is currently the cheapest at 0.12% a year. Because index funds tracking the same index hold the same things, the cheapest fund usually wins over time.
Which MSCI World ETF performed best over five years?
SWRD returned +72.5% in USD over the past five years. Performance differences between funds tracking the same index are tiny; fees and dividend policy matter more than past returns.