MSCI World or Nasdaq 100? Returns Compared
The two indices share 40.7% of their weight across 96 companies, and their daily returns correlate at 0.93. Holding both means buying much of the same thing twice — little is gained in spread, the weights simply shift.
Side by Side
| MSCI World | Nasdaq 100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Holdings covered | 1,130 | 98 |
| Volatility | 15.5% | 21.9% |
| Max drawdown | -16.9% | -22.9% |
| Cheapest ETF we cover | SPPW · 0.12% | EXXT · 0.30% |
The Largest Shared Positions
| Company | MSCI World | Nasdaq 100 |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation | 5.78% | 8.41% |
| Apple Inc. | 5.46% | 7.53% |
| Microsoft Corporation | 3.94% | 5.76% |
| Amazon.com Inc. | 2.62% | 4.05% |
| Alphabet Inc. Class A | 2.21% | 3.06% |
| Alphabet Inc. Class C | 1.74% | 2.86% |
| Broadcom Inc. | 1.73% | 2.53% |
| Meta Platforms Inc Class A | 1.73% | 3.24% |
| Micron Technology Inc. | 1.31% | 5.01% |
| Tesla Inc. | 1.12% | 2.86% |
Overlap and shared positions are computed from the holdings of one representative ETF each (XDWL and XNAS); of those we could attribute 94.6% and 99.0% of fund weight to individual companies, so real overlap is likely a little higher. The correlation covers 557 shared trading days.
The Largest Single Holdings
MSCI World
NVIDIA Corporation 5.77%
Apple Inc. 5.46%
Microsoft Corporation 3.94%
Amazon.com Inc. 2.62%
Alphabet Inc. Class A 2.21%- Alphabet Inc. Class C 1.74%
Broadcom Inc. 1.73%
Meta Platforms Inc Class A 1.73%
Micron Technology Inc. 1.31%
Tesla Inc. 1.12%
Nasdaq 100
- NVIDIA Corporation 8.41%
- Apple Inc. 7.53%
- Microsoft Corporation 5.76%
- Micron Technology Inc. 5.01%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 4.18%- Amazon.com Inc. 4.05%
- Meta Platforms Inc Class A 3.24%
- Alphabet Inc. Class A 3.07%
- Tesla Inc. 2.86%
- Alphabet Inc. Class C 2.86%
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