MSCI World or MSCI USA? Returns Compared

The two indices share 70.9% of their weight across 478 companies, and their daily returns correlate at 0.00. Partly the same companies at noticeably different weights — the second index shifts the emphasis rather than doubling up.

Side by Side

MSCI World or MSCI USA? Returns Compared
MSCI WorldMSCI USA
Holdings covered1,130478
Volatility15.5%–
Max drawdown-16.9%–
Cheapest ETF we coverSPPW · 0.12%–

The Largest Shared Positions

Shared positions
CompanyMSCI WorldMSCI USA
NVIDIA Corporation5.64%7.73%
Apple Inc.5.46%7.48%
Microsoft Corporation3.97%5.44%
Amazon.com Inc.2.64%3.61%
Alphabet Inc. Class A2.20%3.02%
Meta Platforms Inc Class A1.80%2.47%
Alphabet Inc. Class C1.74%2.38%
Broadcom Inc.1.74%2.38%
Micron Technology Inc.1.33%1.83%
Tesla Inc.1.16%1.59%

Overlap and shared positions are computed from the holdings of one representative ETF each (XDWL and XD9D); of those we could attribute 94.6% and 97.2% of fund weight to individual companies, so real overlap is likely a little higher. The correlation covers 0 shared trading days.

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The Largest Single Holdings

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