Nasdaq 100 vs MSCI World ex USA in comparison

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Comparison in detail

Nasdaq 100 +24.56%
MSCI World ex USA +23.23%
The performance of the indices is based on the reference ETFs and is displayed in the selected currency.
 

Basics

Index
Index
Nasdaq 100®
MSCI World ex USA
Index description
Index description
The Nasdaq 100® index tracks a selection of 100 stocks chosen from among non-financial stocks listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange.
The MSCI World ex USA index tracks large and mid cap stocks from developed markets worldwide (excluding the USA).
Investment focus
Investment focus
Equity, United States
Equity, World
Investment approach
Investment approach
Long-only
Long-only
Sustainability
Sustainability
No
No
Volatility 1 year (in EUR)
Volatility 1 year (in EUR)
18.69%
10.93%

 

Holdings

Holdings in ETF
Holdings in ETF
103
755
Holdings in Index
Holdings in Index
100
775
Weight of top 10 holdings
Weight of top 10 holdings
46.00%
12.58%
Top 10 Holdings
Top 10 Holdings
Apple
8.16%
NVIDIA Corp.
7.87%
Novartis AG
1.18%
AMD
3.64%
Nestlé SA
1.05%
Shell Plc
0.98%
Siemens AG
0.93%

United States
93.48%
Japan
19.93%
United Kingdom
1.78%
United Kingdom
12.33%
Netherlands
1.39%
Canada
12.22%
Other
3.35%
Switzerland
8.93%
-
Other
46.59%

Technology
67.80%
Finance
30.69%
Consumer Non-Cyclicals
12.01%
Industrials
14.65%
Healthcare
3.81%
Technology
10.96%
Consumer Cyclicals
3.03%
Healthcare
8.95%
Other
13.35%
Other
34.75%

Performance

YTD
YTD
+16.66%
+15.93%
1 month
1 month
+1.26%
+2.48%
3 months
3 months
-2.34%
+4.67%
6 months
6 months
+16.60%
+6.77%
1 year
1 year
+24.56%
+23.23%
3 years
3 years
+82.79%
-
5 years
5 years
+94.52%
-
Since inception (MAX)
Since inception (MAX)
+2,031.50%
+41.76%
2025
2025
+6.58%
+16.73%
2024
2024
+33.29%
-
2023
2023
+49.07%
-
2022
2022
-28.50%
-

Risk

Volatility 1 year
Volatility 1 year
18.69%
10.93%
Volatility 3 years
Volatility 3 years
20.54%
-
Volatility 5 years
Volatility 5 years
23.19%
-
Return per risk 1 year
Return per risk 1 year
1.31
2.12
Return per risk 3 years
Return per risk 3 years
1.08
-
Return per risk 5 years
Return per risk 5 years
0.61
-
Maximum drawdown 1 year
Maximum drawdown 1 year
-11.27%
-8.64%
Maximum drawdown 3 years
Maximum drawdown 3 years
-26.49%
-
Maximum drawdown 5 years
Maximum drawdown 5 years
-31.43%
-
Maximum drawdown since inception
Maximum drawdown since inception
-31.43%
-16.31%

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