MSCI World
The MSCI World tracks around 1,400 large- and mid-cap companies from 23 developed markets. It forms the basis of many globally diversified portfolios.
The ten largest holdings make up 28.0% of the MSCI World, out of 1,246 holdings in total; the largest sector is Information Technology at 31.9% (as of Oct 8, 2026).
Composition – 50 Largest Holdings
Based on: iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) · as of Oct 8, 2026 · 1246 holdings
| # | Stock | Ticker | Sector | Country | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  NVIDIA Corporation | NVDA | Information Technology | United States | 5.81% |
| 2 |  Apple Inc. | AAPL | Information Technology | United States | 5.48% |
| 3 |  Microsoft Corporation | MSFT | Information Technology | United States | 4.04% |
| 4 |  Amazon.com Inc. | AMZN | Consumer Discretionary | United States | 2.70% |
| 5 |  Alphabet Inc. Class A | GOOGL | Communication Services | United States | 2.24% |
| 6 |  Broadcom Inc. | AVGO | Information Technology | United States | 1.78% |
| 7 | Alphabet Inc. Class C | GOOG | Communication Services | United States | 1.77% |
| 8 |  Meta Platforms Inc Class A | META | Communication Services | United States | 1.74% |
| 9 |  Micron Technology Inc. | MU | Information Technology | United States | 1.28% |
| 10 |  Tesla Inc. | TSLA | Consumer Discretionary | United States | 1.18% |
Show holdings 11 to 50
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. 1.11%
Eli Lilly and Company 1.03%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. 0.97%- Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B 0.79%
- ASML Holding NV 0.77%
Exxonmobil Holdings Corporation 0.77%
Visa Inc. Class A 0.68%
Johnson & Johnson 0.67%
Walmart Inc. 0.53%
AbbVie Inc. 0.53%
Intel Corp. 0.52%
Mastercard Incorporated Class A 0.51%
Cisco Systems Inc. 0.50%
Palantir Technologies Inc. Class A 0.47%
Costco Wholesale Corporation 0.46%
Applied Materials Inc. 0.44%
Lam Research Corporation 0.44%
Chevron Corporation 0.43%
Caterpillar Inc. 0.40%- Merck & Co. Inc. 0.38%
Procter & Gamble Company 0.38%
Bank of America Corp 0.38%
Coca-Cola Company 0.37%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated 0.37%
Palo Alto Networks Inc. 0.35%
GE Aerospace 0.35%
Philip Morris International Inc. 0.34%- HSBC Holdings plc 0.34%
Netflix Inc. 0.33%- Roche PS Par AG 0.33%
Home Depot Inc. 0.32%- Shell 0.32%
GE Vernova Inc. 0.29%
Royal Bank of Canada 0.29%
Texas Instruments Incorporated 0.29%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 0.28%- Novartis AG 0.28%
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Class A 0.28%
KLA Corporation 0.28%
Wells Fargo & Company 0.28%
Sectors
Countries
Weighting Since 2019
Measured by iShares Core MSCI World (EUNL), a fund tracking this index, the ten largest holdings accounted for 12.9% of the fund's total weight on Sep 30, 2019; on Oct 8, 2026 it was 28.1%. The effective number of holdings shows how many equally weighted positions the actual weights amount to: the more uneven the weights, the lower the number. It fell from 269 to 82 over this period, while the fund most recently held 1,246 actual positions.
| As of | Positions | Top 10 | Effective holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2019 | 1,638 | 13.5% | 250 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 1,583 | 16.9% | 172 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1,544 | 19.2% | 148 |
| Dec 30, 2022 | 1,506 | 15.6% | 185 |
| Dec 29, 2023 | 1,479 | 20.5% | 130 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1,394 | 26.3% | 94 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1,315 | 27.4% | 91 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | 1,246 | 28.1% | 82 |
MSCI World Price Chart
The chart shows daily closing prices and is set to the current year by default. The price is up 12.6% year to date and up 14.5% over twelve months. The last recorded close on October 9, 2026 was at 94% of the 52-week range.
Price series from our database since Jul 11, 2024, 565 daily values.
MSCI World Performance
| Year to date | +12.6% | 1 month | +0.8% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | +2.2% | 1 year | +14.5% |
| Calendar year 2025 | +19.5% |
MSCI World Index Funds and ETFs
ETFs Tracking This Index
- SWWD EU State Street® SPDR® MSCI World UCITS ETF (Dist) · TER 0.12% · 22,649 m
- EUNL EU iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) · TER 0.20% · 145,602 m largest
- SPPW EU SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETF · TER 0.12% · 22,649 m cheapest
- XDWD EU Xtrackers MSCI World UCITS ETF 1C · TER 0.19% · 13,000 m
- XDWL EU Xtrackers MSCI World UCITS ETF 1d
- URTH US iShares MSCI World ETF (US) · TER 0.24% · 4,500 m
Portfolios With the MSCI World
These four portfolios from our overview hold an ETF on the MSCI World. The calculation is based on the funds' daily net asset values and includes fund costs. The ETF overview compares all portfolios from a shared starting day.
70/30 World and Emerging Markets
MSCI World + MSCI Emerging Markets
- 70.0% MSCI World (EUNL)
- 30.0% MSCI Emerging Markets (SPYM)
The classic: emerging markets weighted above their market value, closer to their share of the world economy.
Rebalanced to target weights once a year. Letting it run would have produced 9.53% per year – 0.29 points more.
60/40 World and Emerging Markets
MSCI World + MSCI Emerging Markets
- 60.0% MSCI World (EUNL)
- 40.0% MSCI Emerging Markets (SPYM)
The same two funds, with emerging markets weighted higher still.
Rebalanced to target weights once a year. Letting it run would have produced 9.02% per year – 0.35 points more.
50/30/20 With Europe
MSCI World + MSCI Emerging Markets + MSCI Europe
- 50.0% MSCI World (EUNL)
- 30.0% MSCI Emerging Markets (SPYM)
- 20.0% MSCI Europe (XMEU)
Europe on top, against the roughly 70 percent US weight in the world index.
Rebalanced to target weights once a year. Letting it run would have produced 8.65% per year – 0.30 points more.
70/30 With Small Caps
MSCI World + MSCI World Small Cap
- 70.0% MSCI World (EUNL)
- 30.0% MSCI World Small Cap (ZPRS)
Developed-market small companies, which the MSCI World leaves out.
Rebalanced to target weights once a year. Letting it run would have produced 10.32% per year – 0.06 points more.
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Technical Analysis: MSCI World
Risk Metrics
Correlations (90 Trading Days)
| Instrument | r | −1 … +1 |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | +0.97 | |
| MSCI ACWI | +0.97 | |
| Nasdaq Composite | +0.92 | |
| W. R. Berkley Corporation | -0.45 | |
| Altria Group Inc. | -0.44 | |
| Chubb Limited | -0.43 |
The strongest co-movers are listed at the top, the strongest inverse movers at the bottom. Low or negative correlations can help spread risk more broadly across a portfolio.
