Global high-quality companies
This fund picks developed-world companies that score well on quality measures like steady profits, low debt, and stable earnings. The idea is that strong, well-run businesses tend to hold up better over time. Dividends are reinvested automatically.
Returns shown in USD (your base currency). Past performance is not a reliable guide to future results.
- Tilts toward profitable, low-debt, stable companies
- Large and liquid, over 5 billion USD
- Sector-neutral so tilt is pure quality
- Pricier than a plain world tracker
- Can lag in strong speculative rallies
- Still mostly US and tech heavy
About this fund
Tracks the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index, selecting roughly 300 developed-market stocks that rank highly on return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage. It keeps sector weights close to the broad MSCI World so the tilt comes from stock quality rather than sector bets. The fund is physically replicated and accumulating.
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Frequently asked questions
Is IWQU.L accumulating or distributing?
iShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (IWQU.L) is an accumulating ETF, so its dividends are reinvested automatically inside the fund instead of paid out as cash. The value compounds in the share price, which keeps things simple since the dividends are reinvested for you instead of arriving as cash you would otherwise have to reinvest yourself.
What is the annual fee (TER) for IWQU.L?
IWQU.L has a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.25% per year. On a $10,000 holding that is roughly $25 a year, charged inside the fund rather than billed to you separately. A lower fee leaves more of the return compounding for you over time.
Can I buy IWQU.L on Interactive Brokers?
Yes. IWQU.L trades on LSE, USD and is available to investors worldwide through Interactive Brokers (IBKR). IBKR is the most popular way to buy UCITS ETFs because of its low FX conversion cost (around 0.03%) and low trading commissions.
What does IWQU.L invest in?
iShares Edge MSCI World Quality Factor UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (IWQU.L) tracks the MSCI World Sector Neutral Quality Index. This fund picks developed-world companies that score well on quality measures like steady profits, low debt, and stable earnings. You buy one fund and get the whole basket in a single trade.
Is IWQU.L a UCITS ETF, and where is it domiciled?
Yes, IWQU.L is a UCITS ETF domiciled in Ireland. For non-US investors, Irish-domiciled UCITS ETFs are usually preferred over US-domiciled ones: US dividend withholding tax is 15% under the tax treaty (versus 30% on US-domiciled funds for many non-US investors), and the holdings sit outside US estate tax.
How risky is IWQU.L?
On the TickerCompare 1 to 5 scale, IWQU.L is rated higher risk (4/5), based on how much its price has moved historically. Higher-risk funds can fall further in a downturn, so match the choice to your time horizon and how much volatility you can stomach.