Which of these World Equity ETFs?

kerrick

Trying to identify which 2 of these iShares World ETFs are the ones to go for! There is a big choice and apart from the "Hedged" element I can't see the difference.

Which are the unhedged 'vanilla' versions for GBP investors for Accumulation and it's Income equivalent: Is it the first two? Are the first and second equivalents income and acc - one has 'USD' in the title the other doesn't?

iShares MSCI World UCITS ETF (Dist) (IWRD) - IE00B0M62Q58
iShares MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (GBP) | SWDA - IE00B4L5Y983
iShares MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (EUR)  IWDA Acc. - IE00B4L5Y983

If you wanted to hedge to GBP with an Accumulation and it's Income equivalent: Is it the first two?

iShares MSCI World UCITS ETF GBP Hedged (IGWD) Acc - IE00B42YS929

iShares MSCI World UCITS ETF GBP Hedged (Dist) - IE00BD45YS76

iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF EUR Hedged (Dist) - IE00BKBF6H24

iShares MSCI World EUR Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) - IE00B441G979

Thanks!

AlanP_2

The "SRI" badged ones are Socially Responsible Investing versions. Don't know the specifics for the iShares ones but typically the likes of oil / munitions . tobacco etc. will be excluded from the companies they will invest in,.

For a UK investor you want the GBP versions I would suggest, not Euros or US$.

kerrick

AlanP_2 said:

The "SRI" badged ones are Socially Responsible Investing versions. Don't know the specifics for the iShares ones but typically the likes of oil / munitions . tobacco etc. will be excluded from the companies they will invest in,.

For a UK investor you want the GBP versions I would suggest, not Euros or US$.

Thanks. I've removed the SRI from the list on the OP to narrow it down.

Iain_For

The LSE allows trading in multiple currencies, so it’s preferable to invest in a GBP version where available to avoid exchange rate fees. Not sure if all the ETFs listed trade on the LSE. The currency risk, unless hedged, is there regardless of the trading currency of the ETF as the base currency is USD. You can read more on JustETF:

https://www.justetf.com/uk/news/etf/the-effect-of-currencies-on-etfs.html

buffman

What about Vanguard FTSE All-world UCITS (VWRL) in GBP?

george4064

Of the ETFs you’ve listed, I’d go with SWDA.

Iain_For

SWDA MSCI World index tracks stocks from 23 developed countries worldwide and is accumulating.
VWRP FTSE All-World index tracks stocks from developed and emerging countries worldwide. VWRL is the distributing version.

HMWO is a popular and cheaper ETF tracking the same index as SWDA but is distributing only. A cheap accumulating ETF tracking the MSCI World index is SWLD (ocf 0.12%).

An ETF screener such as JustETF’s is a good way to filter ETFs to match your goals and investment strategy.

kerrick

Iain_For said:

SWDA MSCI World index tracks stocks from 23 developed countries worldwide and is accumulating.
VWRP FTSE All-World index tracks stocks from developed and emerging countries worldwide. VWRL is the distributing version.

HMWO is a popular and cheaper ETF tracking the same index as SWDA but is distributing only. A cheap accumulating ETF tracking the MSCI World index is SWLD (ocf 0.12%).

An ETF screener such as JustETF’s is a good way to filter ETFs to match your goals and investment strategy.

Yes thanks for these options, I do hold some. The question to identify the iShares is to diversify a bit across asset managers.