State Street® SPDR® MSCI World Communication Services UCITS ETF
The State Street® SPDR® MSCI World Communication Services UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded index fund (ETF) from SPDR that tracks the MSCI-WORLD-COMMUNICATION index physically. With a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.30 % per year it is in the mid cost range for its category. Income is automatically reinvested (accumulating); it trades as a Europe-domiciled UCITS fund. The fund spreads across 60 individual holdings – the largest currently Alphabet Inc. Class A at 18.72 %. That means a single savings-plan building block gives you broad, diversified exposure to an entire market segment – the full composition plus sector and country breakdown are shown below.
Key facts
| Inception | 2008-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Fund size | 98 m |
| Distribution | Accumulating |
| Product structure | Physical |
Tax (Germany)
Equity ETF: 30 % partial exemption (Teilfreistellung). Accumulating → Vorabpauschale advance tax applies. Details.
The 50 largest holdings
of 60 in total · as of 2026-09-11
Top Sectors
Geographic Breakdown
NAV history
Net asset value per share in USD, set once per trading day. It is not an exchange price. Distributions are not added back, so for distributing funds the value drops by the amount paid out on the distribution date.
Performance
Calculated from the fund's NAV history.
| Trailing (1Y) | +4.5 % | Year to date | +4.6 % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calendar year 2017 | +6.0 % | ||
| Calendar year 2018 | -9.9 % | ||
| Calendar year 2019 | +27.2 % | ||
| Calendar year 2020 | +22.8 % | ||
| Calendar year 2021 | +14.2 % | ||
| Calendar year 2022 | -36.8 % | ||
| Calendar year 2023 | +45.6 % | ||
| Calendar year 2024 | +34.2 % | ||
| Calendar year 2025 | +29.9 % |
Performance as reported by the issuer
| Year to date | -0.45 % |
|---|---|
| 1 year p.a. | +6.66 % |
| 3 years p.a. | +23.22 % |
| 5 years p.a. | +8.12 % |
| 10 years p.a. | +10.31 % |
Periods of one year and longer are annualized, as of 2026-08-31.
In the Alysly network
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- MSCI World Communication Services Index · tracks