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iShares MSCI World Swap UCITS ETFIndex, costs, backtest, listings and taxation

ISIN: IE000F9IDGB5Ticker: IWDS (Borsa Italiana) · B2H0 (Xetra) · IWDS (Euronext AMS) · IWDS (Euronext Paris) · IWDS (SIX)Issuer: iShares
Issuer-declared data
TER
0.12%
Transaction costs
0.00% (issuer estimate, from the KID)
Management
Passive (index-tracking)
Replication
Income policy
SFDR
Article 6 — does not promote specific ESG characteristics what does it mean?
Fund assets
1.9 bn EUR
NAV
7.66 USD (31 August 2026)
Domicile
Ireland
Inception date
13 March 2024
Data as declared by iShares in the issuer’s official files and endpoints · collected on 2 September 2026 (monthly refresh). Facts only, no recommendation.
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Description

iShares MSCI World Swap UCITS ETF tracks the issuer-declared index: MSCI World Index (Net). The declared annual cost (TER) is 0.12%, plus 0.00% in transaction costs estimated by the issuer in the KID. Replication is synthetic replication via a swap contract, as the KID declares; income is accumulated and reinvested in the fund. The fund has assets of about 1.9 billion euro, was launched on 13 March 2024 and is domiciled in Ireland. In our registry 6 other ETFs declare the same index.

The fund’s objective — in the issuer’s words

The Share Class is a share class of a Fund which aims to achieve a return on your investment, through a combination of capital growth and income on the Fund’s assets, which reflects the net total return of the MSCI World Index, the Fund’s benchmark index (Index). The Fund is passively managed and invests in financial derivative instruments (FDIs). In particular, it will enter into unfunded total return swaps in order to achieve its investment objective. The Index measures the performance of large and mid capitalisation stocks across developed market countries which comply with MSCI's size, liquidity, and free-float criteria. The Index is market capitalisation weighted and rebalances on a quarterly basis. Companies are included in the Index based on a free float market capitalisation weighted basis. The price of equity securities fluctuates daily and may be influenced by factors affecting the performance of the individual companies issuing the equities, as well as by daily stock market movements, and broader economic and political developments which in turn may affect the value of your investment. The price of a derivative changes on a daily basis depending on the value of the underlying reference asset(s) which in turn may affect the value of your investment. A change in the value of underlying reference assets can have a greater impact on the value of derivatives than if the assets were held directly since derivatives can be more sensitive to changes in the value of underlying reference assets. The relationship between the return on your investment, how it is impacted and the period for which you hold your investment is considered below (see “How long should I hold it and can I take my money out early?”).

Keep reading the KID section ▾

The depositary of the Fund is State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited. Using unfunded total return swaps may result in a ‘swap spread’, which is the overall economic impact of the swaps and is reflected in the Fund’s NAV. The weighted average swap spread in respect of the Fund is available on the BlackRock website at www.blackrock.com Further information about the Fund can be obtained from the latest annual report and half-yearly reports of the iShares VI plc. These documents are available free of charge in English and certain other languages. These can be found, along with other (practical) information, including prices of units, on the iShares website at: www.ishares.com or by calling +49 89427295800 or from your broker or financial adviser.

Your shares will be accumulating shares (i.e. income will be included in their value). Your shares will be denominated in US Dollar, the Fund's base currency. The shares are listed and traded on various stock exchanges. In normal circumstances, only authorised participants may buy and sell shares directly with the Fund. Investors who are not authorised participants (e.g. select financial institutions) can generally only buy or sell the shares on the secondary market (e.g. via a broker on a stock exchange) at the then prevailing market price. The value of the shares are related to the value of the underlying assets of the Fund, less costs (see “What are the costs?” below). The prevailing market price at which the shares trade on the secondary market may deviate from the value of the Shares. Indicative net asset value is published on relevant stock exchanges websites.

Intended retail investor:The Fund is intended for retail investors with the ability to bear losses up to the amount invested in the Fund (see “How long should I hold it and can I take my money out early?”).

Insurance benefits:The Fund does not offer any insurance benefits.

From the KID’s “Objectives” section · 4 August 2026 · original document ↓
Text generated from the data the issuer declares in official product lists. No recommendation.

Quick reads

  • TER 0.12%: below the median of equity ETFs we track (0.22%).
  • Assets larger than 84% of equity ETFs we track.
Comparisons computed by Rebalix on the declared data in our census; they describe the past and are not indicative of future results.

Official documents

Key Information Document (KID)PDF in English, from the issuer’s site — always the latest filed versionProspectusPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s full legal documentFactsheetPDF in English, from the issuer’s site — the fund’s monthly snapshot
The KID is the document the law requires you to read before investing: 3 pages covering risks, costs and scenarios. The link opens the issuer’s published PDF.

Fund performance

issuer-declared net asset value (NAV) · USD · from Mar 2024 to Sept 2026
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Return
+53.0%
Annualised
+18.8%
Volatility (ann.)
13.1%
Max drawdown
-16.64%
-7%+10%+26%+42%+59%Mar 2024Oct 2024Jun 2025Jan 2026Sept 2026The break-even line: the value at the start of the period. Above it you are in gain, below in loss.break-even (0%)+53%Mar 2024Sept 2026
Note — currency risk: the fund is denominated (or hedged) in USD and the chart is in USD. For a euro investor, returns also depend on the EUR/USD exchange rate, up or down.
Tip: drag across the chart to zoom into a period.

Drawdown — distance from previous peak

This isn’t the return: it shows how far the fund is below its previous peak. 0% = you’re at the peak; below zero = how much you’re down and haven’t recovered yet.
0%-5%-10%-15%-20%202420252026−16.64% · 08 Apr 2025
Max drawdown
-16.64%
peak → trough
Trough
08 Apr 2025
from the 18 Feb 2025 peak
Recovery time
56 days
recovery only: trough to break-even
Underwater
105 days
decline + recovery: peak to break-even · ≈ 3 months · → recovered on 03 Jun 2025

The five worst falls in the period

From the peak ofTroughDepthBack to break-evenDays underwater
18 Feb 202508 Apr 2025-16.64%03 Jun 2025105
25 Feb 202630 Mar 2026-8.86%14 Apr 202648
16 Jul 202405 Aug 2024-8.26%23 Aug 202438
29 Mar 202419 Apr 2024-5.28%14 May 202446
29 Oct 202520 Nov 2025-4.60%04 Dec 202536

Calendar-year returns

2024
10.5%
2025
21.5%
2026
13.9%

Month-by-month returns

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSeptOctNovDecYear
20262.20.7-6.39.54.6-0.70.52.50.713.9
20253.6-0.7-4.40.96.04.31.32.63.32.00.30.921.5
2024-3.74.52.11.72.61.8-2.04.6-2.610.5
From month-end NAVs, over the fund’s full history, on the series shown in the chart (dividends reinvested where declared). Deeper colour = larger move.
Source: iShares. Issuer-declared historical series; inflation: Eurostat and national statistical institutes, latest available July 2026 — for later days the index stays at the last published value (institutes publish with a few weeks’ lag). The «adjusted for inflation» view expresses value in today’s purchasing power for the selected country; volatility always stays nominal, as elsewhere on the site (deflating it would add artificial swings caused by the monthly cadence of the price index). Past performance is not indicative of future results: these are facts, not a recommendation.

Tracking difference — fund vs index

How much the fund returned above (+) or below (−) its index, year by year. It measures the actual deviation: the combined effect of costs (TER and transaction), securities-lending revenue and replication optimisations — which is why it can beat the TER.
Declared TER
0.12%
YearFundIndexDifference
2025+21.37%+21.09%+0.28%
Total-return figures from issuer-declared series (primary source); complete calendar years. TD is not comparable across sites using different methodologies or index variants. Past performance is not indicative of future results. What is tracking difference? →

Risk indicators· EUR

Last yearFull history
Volatility (ann.)10.87%13.84%
Max drawdown-6.48%-20.50%
Sharpe1.700.92
Sortino2.521.28
Windows longer than the available price history cannot be computed and are not shown: they will appear on their own as time passes. Computed from the daily NAV series, always in nominal terms. Sharpe and Sortino use the ECB main refinancing rate averaged over the period (last year: 2.20%), weighted by days in force, as the risk-free rate. Same formulas as our public methodology: sample standard deviation annualised over 252 days; Sortino with downside deviation. Past performance is not indicative of future results. Figures in EUR — series converted day by day at ECB reference rates; the table follows the currency selected in the chart.

Portfolio holdings

Securities in portfolio
317
319 total lines: 2 cash & derivatives
Top-10 weight
126.8%

Top 10 holdings

MSCI WORLD GROSS TR INDEX · GDDUWI
99.96%
TESLA INC · TSLA
4.19%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP · XOM
3.64%
MARATHON PETROLEUM · MPC
3.25%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES CLASS A · PLTR
3.04%
NVIDIA · NVDA
3.03%
APPLE · AAPL
2.47%
RTX · RTX
2.45%
CHEVRON · CVX
2.40%
AMAZON.COM INC · AMZN
2.34%
Download the full portfolio — Excel, 319 rows
Full portfolio declared by iShares, as of 31 August 2026: this is the summary. Percentages may not sum to 100 due to cash, derivatives and rounding. Synthetic replication: the list shows the substitute basket (securities held as swap collateral), which can differ substantially from the replicated index. The fund’s economic exposure is that of its declared index.
Fund historyFund-assets (AUM) chart year by year and monthly basket snapshots.Open the history →

Share classes of the same fund

This page covers ISIN IE000F9IDGB5. The other classes belong to the same fund but may differ in currency, income policy or currency hedging.
Share classISINTickerIncomeCurrency
EUR Hedged (Acc)IE0002VEN3U3CEMAAccumulatingEUR
GBP Hedged (Acc)IE000512B9Q8IWHGAccumulatingGBP
iShares MSCI World Swap UCITS ETF USD (Acc) · this pageIE000F9IDGB5IWDSAccumulatingUSD
CHF Hedged (Acc)IE000N921WJ6IWHCAccumulatingCHF
Share classes declared by the issuer in official product lists (same fund = same issuer and same declared name). A dash “—” = not declared — not a zero.

Index tracked

MSCI World Index (Net)
This fund belongs to the World and global equity family: compare all census ETFs in this family →

ETFs declaring the same index

FundTERIncomeFund size
SWDA · iShares · 4 classes
0.20%Dist. · Acc.128 mld EUR
WOEE · iShares · 3 classesactive
0.30%Acc.1.8 mld EUR
WINA · iShares · 2 classesactive
0.35%Acc. · Dist.17 mln EUR
IWRD · iShares
0.50%Dist.8.2 mld EUR
THRW · iSharesactive
0.60%Acc.10 mln EUR
FACT · iSharesactivenot on Borsa Italiana
0.30%Acc.222 mln EUR
7 ETFs in our census declare this index (including this fund). Funds declaring the exact same index, word for word, in official product lists. Differently-worded variants (or other index versions) are not shown: a short list beats a wrong match. Sorted by TER. A dash “—” = not declared by the issuer in the files we read — not a zero.

Italian taxation

Effective rate on capital gains
26.00%
White-list share
0.00%
From the government-bond («white list») share certified by the issuer every semester: 12.5% on that portion, 26% on the rest.
Deep-dive into this fund’s taxation →

Where it shows up commission-free in Italy

According to the official lists published by the brokers (downloaded and cross-checked by us), these share classes of the fund appear tradable with zero fees:

IE0002VEN3U3WPEE(class: EUR Hedged (Acc))
  • Directazero on single buys from 1,500 €, agreement until 31 December 2026
  • Moneyfarmzero on single buys from 1,000 €, agreement until 31 March 2027
Full terms, traps and method in the observatory: Free savings plans and zero-commission ETFs: the broker survey

Official lists verified on 3 September 2026. We record published terms — this is neither an invitation to open accounts nor a recommendation: lists change, the broker’s documents prevail. Trade Republic, Scalable Capital and Trading 212 publish no per-ISIN lists and don’t appear here.

Stock exchange listings

ExchangeTickerTrading since
Borsa Italiana (ETFplus)IWDS15 Jul 2025
Börse DüsseldorfB2H020 May 2025
Börse HamburgB2H011 Jul 2024
Börse HannoverB2H09 Dec 2024
Börse München / gettexB2H029 Apr 2024
Euronext ParisIWDS10 Jul 2024
Tradegate ExchangeB2H031 Oct 2024
+ 16 more trading venues (MTFs and professional platforms).
Trading venues from the official ESMA register (FIRDS); per-exchange tickers from the issuer’s tax documents and official listings. A dash “—” = that venue does not publish the item (ticker, currency or start date) in the sources we read. The same fund may trade in different currencies depending on the exchange: check the trading currency with your broker. Non-EU listings (e.g. UK, Mexico) not included.

Frequently asked questions

Which index does iShares MSCI World Swap UCITS ETF track?
The issuer iShares declares the benchmark: MSCI World Index (Net).
How much does IWDS cost?
The issuer-declared TER is 0.12% per year; the transaction costs estimated in the KID are 0.00%.
How is IWDS taxed in Italy?
On sale, the capital gain is taxed at an effective 26.00% rate (white-list share 0.00%): 12.5% on the government-bond “white list” portion, 26% on the rest.
What is the fund size of IWDS?
The fund size declared by iShares is about 1.9 billion euro.
When was IWDS launched?
The fund was launched on 13 March 2024: it has 2 years of history.
How does IWDS replicate its index?
It is a passively managed ETF: it follows the declared index. Synthetic (swap) (issuer wording: “Sintetica - swap (dal KID)”).
Does IWDS pay dividends?
No: it is an accumulating share class — income stays in the fund and is reinvested automatically (issuer wording: “Accumulating”).
Where does IWDS trade?
Per the official ESMA register it trades on 7 main exchanges, including Borsa Italiana (ETFplus) (IWDS), Börse Düsseldorf (B2H0), Börse Hamburg (B2H0), Börse Hannover (B2H0), Börse München / gettex (B2H0), Euronext Paris (IWDS).
What was IWDS's worst fall?
Over the available history (since 2024), the maximum drawdown was -16.64%, reached in April 2025. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
How many securities does IWDS hold?
The declared portfolio holds 317 securities (plus 2 cash & derivative lines); the top 10 positions weigh 126.8%.
Transparency note
The data in this sheet is declared by iShares in the issuer’s official files and endpoints, collected by Rebalix with a monthly refresh; taxation derives from the issuer’s tax documents (Italian Law Decree 138/2011). This is factual information for informational purposes only: it is not financial or tax advice, nor an investment recommendation. Read the fund’s KID and prospectus before investing.