MSCI World or MSCI World Value? Returns Compared

The two indices share 15.0% of their weight across 348 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 World Value? Returns Compared
MSCI WorldMSCI World Value
Holdings covered1,130348
Volatility15.5%–
Max drawdown-16.9%–
Cheapest ETF we coverSPPW · 0.12%WVAL · 0.25%

The Largest Shared Positions

Shared positions
CompanyMSCI WorldMSCI World Value
Micron Technology Inc.1.31%15.54%
Cisco Systems Inc.0.46%2.88%
HSBC Holdings plc0.38%0.96%
Shell Plc0.31%1.19%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc.0.28%0.62%
Citigroup Inc.0.25%0.83%
QUALCOMM Incorporated0.22%1.54%
Verizon Communications Inc.0.21%2.07%
Gilead Sciences Inc.0.21%0.47%
Salesforce Inc.0.20%0.70%

Overlap and shared positions are computed from the holdings of one representative ETF each (XDWL and XDEV); of those we could attribute 94.6% and 89.3% 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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