ETF · iShares
IWFS iShares MSCI World Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETF USD
ISIN IE00BP3QZD73London Stock Exchange: IWFSBlackRock, Inc.
- Global shares
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£44.29
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.32% a year
- Fund size
- £252m
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 30/09/2026, IWFS (iShares MSCI World Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETF USD, ISIN IE00BP3QZD73) closed at £44.29 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.32% a year (about £32 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +34.9%, or +5.5% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 30/09/2026
- +11.5%
- +8.0% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 30/09/2026
- +41.1%
- +27.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 30/09/2026
- +34.9%
- +5.5% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,349 on 30/09/2026 — about £1,055 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of iShares MSCI World Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −8.2%, 2023 +9.7%, 2024 +7.8%, 2025 +12.8%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +8.1%. Returns of iShares MSCI World Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +11.6%; to 30/09/2025: +11.2%; to 30/09/2024: +13.1%; to 30/09/2023: +5.4%; to 30/09/2022: −9.9%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +8.1% | +5.1% | |
| +12.8% | +9.0% | ||
| +7.8% | +4.1% | ||
| +9.7% | +5.4% | ||
| −8.2% | −16.0% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | +11.6% | Not available |
| from | +11.2% | +6.9% |
| from | +13.1% | +10.2% |
| from | +5.4% | −1.0% |
| from | −9.9% | −17.2% |
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , inflation: ONS CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
12.6%over 5 years
| 1 year | 11.8% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 11.4% |
| 5 years | 12.6% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since October 2021
- −16.6%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −11.0%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +27.0%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since October 2021
- 3.5%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares MSCI World Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETF USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 11.8% over 1 year, 11.4% over 3 years, 12.6% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares MSCI World Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETF USD since October 2021, in pounds: −16.6% from 12/11/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares MSCI World Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETF USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) since January 2021 was −11.0% (12 months to 04/11/2022); the highest was +27.0% (12 months to 10/04/2026). On 30/09/2026 the price of iShares MSCI World Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETF USD was 3.5% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (14/08/2026), in pounds.
Source: Fundology, from recorded closes and the data vendor’s weekly price history, as of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.32%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £32
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £159
- of £10,000, before growth
- 125 charge less
- 1 the same
- 85 charge more
Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI World Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETF USD 0.32% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 85 of the 211 other global share funds charge more, 1 the same and 125 less (share classes counted once).
Source: Fund ongoing charges via TradingView, as of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more. Charges are the fund’s own published ongoing charges figure.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
iShares MSCI World Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETF USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2014.
It tracks the MSCI World Mid Cap — 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 0.32% a year — about £32 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.
Global shares: Thousands of companies across many countries, held in one fund — the broadest way to own the stock market.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- IWFS
- ISIN
- IE00BP3QZD73
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- MSCI World Mid Cap
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.32% a year · about £32 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £252m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- Can be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Global shares
Price chart
Since 31/07/2026, the closing price went from £44.32 on 31/07/2026 to £44.29 on 30/09/2026 (−0.1%). The lowest close shown was £44.29 on 30/09/2026 and the highest £45.92 on 14/08/2026.
Chart: closing prices we have recorded since 31/07/2026.
Source: TradingView, as of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
10 weekly closes, from 31/07/2026 to 30/09/2026. The same history in September 2026 pounds, adjusted with ONS CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 248 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 144 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since October 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Rank among similar funds
Rank by total return over 1, 3 and 5 years among up to 148 global share funds, not currency-hedged, highest first.
ProMoves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 30/09/2026 (151 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of IWFS?
The ongoing charge of IWFS is 0.32% a year — about £32 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of iShares MSCI World Mid-Cap Equal Weight UCITS ETF USD 0.32% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 85 of the 211 other global share funds charge more, 1 the same and 125 less (share classes counted once).
What does IWFS track?
IWFS tracks the MSCI World Mid Cap — about 1,300 large and medium-sized companies in 23 developed countries, around 70% of it in the US.
Is IWFS accumulating or distributing?
IWFS is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of IWFS?
The ISIN of IWFS is IE00BP3QZD73. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; IWFS is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were IWFS’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of IWFS in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2022 −8.2%, 2023 +9.7%, 2024 +7.8%, 2025 +12.8%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +8.1%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has IWFS done after inflation?
Over the five years to 30/09/2026 IWFS’s total return was +34.9%, or +5.5% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
Similar funds
- SWDAiShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF0.20% a year · £84bn
- VWRPVanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF Accum USD0.19% a year · £34bn
- SSACiShares MSCI All Country World UCITS ETF0.20% a year · £21bn
- VWRLVanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF0.19% a year · £15bn
- XWLDXtrackers MSCI World UCITS ETF0.12% a year · £14bn
- SWLDState Street SPDR MSCI World UCITS ETF0.12% a year · £12bn
- ACWIState Street SPDR MSCI All Country World UCITS ETF0.12% a year · £11bn
- MWRLAmundi Core MSCI World UCITS ETF Accum USD0.13% a year · £9.7bn
Sources and dates
- Prices
- London Stock Exchange closes via TradingView, at least 15 minutes delayed, latest
- Returns
- TradingView reported returns (net asset value with income reinvested where available)
- Calendar years, risk
- Fundology, from recorded closes (weekly history from the data vendor where our record is short)
- Inflation
- ONS CPIH, latest month used August 2026
- Charges
- The fund’s ongoing charges figure, via TradingView
- Identity
- FCA Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS) and the issuer
- Fund size
- TradingView, converted to pounds at the latest ECB reference rate
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