MSCI World vs MSCI ACWI in comparison

Find the best index: MSCI World vs MSCI ACWI - compare performance and key attributes

 

Comparison in detail

MSCI World +20.80%
MSCI ACWI +23.01%
The performance of the indices is based on the reference ETFs and is displayed in the selected currency.
 

Basics

Index
Index
MSCI World
MSCI All Country World (ACWI)
Index description
Index description
The MSCI World index tracks stocks from 23 developed countries worldwide.
The MSCI All Country World Index (ACWI) tracks large- and mid-cap stocks from 23 developed and 24 emerging markets worldwide.
Investment focus
Investment focus
Equity, World
Equity, World
Investment approach
Investment approach
Long-only
Long-only
Sustainability
Sustainability
No
No
Volatility 1 year (in EUR)
Volatility 1 year (in EUR)
10.65%
10.33%

Factsheet
Factsheet
Index Methodology
Index Methodology
-
 

Holdings

Holdings in ETF
Holdings in ETF
1280
1681
Holdings in Index
Holdings in Index
1280
2458
Weight of top 10 holdings
Weight of top 10 holdings
25.97%
24.13%
Top 10 Holdings
Top 10 Holdings
Apple
5.48%
Apple
4.85%
NVIDIA Corp.
5.04%
NVIDIA Corp.
4.47%

United States
69.07%
United States
61.35%
Japan
5.67%
Japan
5.02%
United Kingdom
3.76%
United Kingdom
3.31%
Canada
3.42%
Canada
3.04%
Other
18.08%
Other
27.28%

Technology
34.88%
Technology
35.57%
Finance
18.47%
Finance
18.94%
Industrials
9.72%
Industrials
9.24%
Healthcare
9.00%
Consumer Non-Cyclicals
8.39%
Other
27.93%
Other
27.86%

Performance

YTD
YTD
+14.83%
+16.31%
1 month
1 month
-0.59%
+0.06%
3 months
3 months
+2.90%
+2.60%
6 months
6 months
+12.24%
+13.24%
1 year
1 year
+20.80%
+23.01%
3 years
3 years
+61.50%
+62.86%
5 years
5 years
+73.67%
+71.68%
Since inception (MAX)
Since inception (MAX)
+661.63%
+485.78%
2025
2025
+7.12%
+8.22%
2024
2024
+26.24%
+24.82%
2023
2023
+19.55%
+18.11%
2022
2022
-12.96%
-13.12%

Risk

Volatility 1 year
Volatility 1 year
10.65%
10.33%
Volatility 3 years
Volatility 3 years
12.93%
12.29%
Volatility 5 years
Volatility 5 years
14.72%
13.85%
Return per risk 1 year
Return per risk 1 year
1.95
2.23
Return per risk 3 years
Return per risk 3 years
1.34
1.44
Return per risk 5 years
Return per risk 5 years
0.79
0.82
Maximum drawdown 1 year
Maximum drawdown 1 year
-6.47%
-6.90%
Maximum drawdown 3 years
Maximum drawdown 3 years
-20.45%
-19.93%
Maximum drawdown 5 years
Maximum drawdown 5 years
-20.45%
-19.93%
Maximum drawdown since inception
Maximum drawdown since inception
-33.91%
-33.59%

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