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Gold vs MSCI World ex USA in comparison
Find the best index: Gold vs MSCI World ex USA - compare performance and key attributes
Comparison in detail
| Gold ISIN XC0009655157 | WKN 965515 Based on iShares Physical Gold ETC | MSCI World ex USA |
Chart comparison
Gold +34.80%
MSCI World ex USA +21.94%
The performance of the indices is based on the reference ETFs and is displayed in the selected currency.
Basics
Data
| Index | |||
| Index | Gold | MSCI World ex USA | |
| Index description | |||
| Index description | The product tracks the spot price of gold in US Dollar. | The MSCI World ex USA index tracks large and mid cap stocks from developed markets worldwide (excluding the USA). | |
| Investment focus | |||
| Investment focus | Precious Metals, Gold | Equity, World | |
| Strategy risk | |||
| Strategy risk | Long-only | Long-only | |
| Sustainability | |||
| Sustainability | No | No | |
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | |||
| Volatility 1 year (in EUR) | 22.91% | 10.78% | |
Documents
| Factsheet | |||
| Factsheet | - | ||
Holdings
Overview
| Holdings in ETF | |||
| Holdings in ETF | - | 761 | |
| Holdings in Index | |||
| Holdings in Index | - | 775 | |
| Weight of top 10 holdings | |||
| Weight of top 10 holdings | - | 12.14% | |
| Top 10 Holdings | |||
| Top 10 Holdings | - | ASML Holding NV 2.18% | |
| - | AstraZeneca PLC 1.33% | ||
| - | Novartis AG 1.25% | ||
| - | Roche Holding AG 1.22% | ||
| - | HSBC Holdings Plc 1.21% | ||
| - | Shell Plc 1.18% | ||
| - | Nestlé SA 1.11% | ||
| - | Royal Bank of Canada 0.97% | ||
| - | |||
| - | Toyota Motor Corp. 0.84% | ||
Countries
| - | Japan 20.05% | ||
| - | United Kingdom 11.57% | ||
| - | Canada 10.75% | ||
| - | France 8.20% | ||
| - | Other 49.43% | ||
Sectors
| - | Financials 24.74% | ||
| - | Industrials 16.81% | ||
| - | Technology 8.43% | ||
| - | Consumer Discretionary 7.89% | ||
| - | Other 42.13% | ||
Performance
Returns overview
| YTD | |||
| YTD | +9.18% | +7.61% | |
| 1 month | |||
| 1 month | -2.19% | +1.35% | |
| 3 months | |||
| 3 months | -4.58% | +2.59% | |
| 6 months | |||
| 6 months | +15.85% | +11.14% | |
| 1 year | |||
| 1 year | +34.80% | +21.94% | |
| 3 years | |||
| 3 years | +116.86% | - | |
| 5 years | |||
| 5 years | +161.79% | - | |
| Since inception (MAX) | |||
| Since inception (MAX) | +281.88% | +31.58% | |
| 2025 | |||
| 2025 | +45.72% | +16.73% | |
| 2024 | |||
| 2024 | +34.47% | - | |
| 2023 | |||
| 2023 | +9.69% | - | |
| 2022 | |||
| 2022 | +5.65% | - | |
Risk
Risk overview
| Volatility 1 year | |||
| Volatility 1 year | 22.91% | 10.78% | |
| Volatility 3 years | |||
| Volatility 3 years | 17.76% | - | |
| Volatility 5 years | |||
| Volatility 5 years | 16.66% | - | |
| Return per risk 1 year | |||
| Return per risk 1 year | 1.52 | 2.04 | |
| Return per risk 3 years | |||
| Return per risk 3 years | 1.66 | - | |
| Return per risk 5 years | |||
| Return per risk 5 years | 1.27 | - | |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | |||
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -16.05% | -8.64% | |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | |||
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -16.05% | - | |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | |||
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | -16.05% | - | |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | |||
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -37.20% | -16.31% | |
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