# iShares MSCI World GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) (IGWD) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/igwd · ISIN IE00B42YS929 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, IGWD (iShares MSCI World GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc), ISIN IE00B42YS929) closed at £134.76 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.55% a year (about £55 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +74.1%, or +36.1% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary iShares MSCI World GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2010. It tracks the MSCI World 100% Hedged to GBP Net Variant — about 1,300 large and medium-sized companies in 23 developed countries, around 70% of it in the US. You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share. Its ongoing charge is 0.55% a year — about £55 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you. Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you. It is currency-hedged: it aims to remove most of the effect of exchange-rate moves against the pound. Latest close: **£134.76** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | IGWD | | ISIN | IE00B42YS929 | | Category | Global shares | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | MSCI World 100% Hedged to GBP Net Variant | | Income | Accumulating | | Ongoing charge | 0.55% a year (£55 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £346m | | Launched | 2010 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +16.59% | +12.93% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +76.77% | +59.51% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +74.14% | +36.13% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year returns Calendar-year returns of iShares MSCI World GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −17.6%, 2023 +22.4%, 2024 +22.0%, 2025 +18.4%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +12.0%. Returns of iShares MSCI World GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +17.6%; to 30/09/2025: +16.1%; to 30/09/2024: +29.5%; to 30/09/2023: +17.6%; to 30/09/2022: −17.5%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -17.6% | -24.6% | Price | | 2023 | +22.4% | +17.5% | Price | | 2024 | +22.0% | +17.9% | Price | | 2025 | +18.4% | +14.3% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +12.0% | +8.9% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 10.49% | -7.22% | | 3 years | 12.38% | -14.00% | | 5 years | 13.86% | -21.84% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares MSCI World GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 10.5% over 1 year, 12.4% over 3 years, 13.9% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI World GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) since October 2021, in pounds: −21.8% from 31/12/2021 to 14/10/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI World GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −19.0% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +36.4% (12 months to 25/10/2024). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares MSCI World GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) was 1.6% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (14/08/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI World GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) 0.55% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 27 of the 211 other global share funds charge more, 3 the same and 181 less (share classes counted once). ## Funds tracking the same index 2 funds track MSCI World 100% Hedged to GBP Net Variant, this one included and share classes counted once; their ongoing charges range from 0.17% to 0.55% a year (30/09/2026). | Fund | Ongoing charge | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | |---|---|---|---|---| | iShares MSCI World GBP Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) (this fund) | 0.55% | +16.6% | +76.8% | +74.1% | | State Street SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETF Hedged GBP | 0.17% | +17.2% | +34.2% | — | Returns are the data vendor’s, in pounds, income reinvested unless marked "(price)". ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.55%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes --- We show information. 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